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British professor dies in Italian escalator accident A British academic died yesterday when an escalator she was using in a Rome railway station collapsed, trapping her in its moving cogwheels. Sally...
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Europe's leading research organisations pledge to strengthen ERA
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 Seven of Europe's top research organisations have signed a statement of intent, along with the Commission, outlining their commitment to developing the European Research Area (...
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EU Constitution must avoid creating a two speed ERA, says latest position paper
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) is the latest organisation to propose changes to the draft European Constitution, calling for the scientific communities of...
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Protecting knowledge and results - the IPR Helpdesk shows you how
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 The protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) is essential not only for researchers to work willingly together on innovative research, but also in order to bring the...
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She Figures 2003: key data on women and science
Brussels, 28 October 2003 The Commission has just released " She Figures 2003" , a unique compilation of key data, which presents the latest figures on the participation of women in scientific...
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MoU for the Implementation of a European Concerted Research Action Designated as Cost Action E38 "Woody Root Processes" (link)
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 291/03 Suite of documents 291/03 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU for the Implementation of a Concerted Research Action Designated as Cost E36 "Modelling and Simulation in the Pulp and Paper Industry" (link)
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 290/03 Suite of documents 290/03 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a concerted research action designated as COST E36 "...
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COST Agenda 2003 - 2004 - CSO, JAF, SIG and TC Meetings (link)
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 211/6/03 Revision 06 Suite of documents 211/6/03 Subject: COST Agenda 2003 - 2004 - CSO, JAF, SIG and TC meetings [...] Council Register
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European and Russian aeronautics researchers meet in Moscow
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 On 20 and 21 October, as the EU seeks to promote increased Russian participation in the 6th Framework Programme for RTD (FP6), representatives from Europe's leading aeronautics...
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EU project improves technical transfer between SMEs
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 Given that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 99.8 per cent all EU enterprises and two-thirds of all jobs, it is no surprise that regional policy makers and...
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Industry Space Days 2003
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 Private companies will have the chance to get an insider's view of the future direction of the European space sector at the Industry Space Days 2003 event from 24 to 26 November...
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Second international SPOT-VEGETATION users conference
Brussels, 28 Oct 2003 The second international conference for users of SPOT-VEGETATION Earth observation data will take place from 24 to 26 March 2004 in Antwerp, Belgium. The SPOT-VEGETATION...
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Space medicine - students meet the experts
Paris, 28 Oct 2003 A long duration mission onboard the International Space Station or a future visit to Mars, could mean astronauts spending up to two years travelling and living in space. How will...
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Cervantes mission concludes with Soyuz TMA-2 landing
Paris, 28 Oct 2003 ESA astronaut Pedro Duque from Spain landed in the command module of the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 08:40 local time, 03:40 Central European...
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Enormous X-ray solar flare seen by SOHO
Paris, 28 Oct 2003 SOHO Photograph of solar flare The third most powerful solar X-ray flare on record, a remarkable X17.2 category explosion, erupted from sunspot 10486 on Tuesday, 28 October 2003....