SMART-1 ion engine fired successfully
Paris, 01 Oct 2003 SMART-1's revolutionary propulsion system was successfully fired at 12:25 UT on 30 September, 2003, in orbit around the Earth. Engineers at ESOC, the European Space Agency's...
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Finalists for 2003 Descartes Prize announced
Brussels, 01 Oct 2003 The European Commission has announced the eight projects shortlisted for the Descartes Prize. The issues tackled by the projects are wide ranging, and include tidal waves,...
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Commission looks into alternative funding options for rejected FP6 project proposals
Brussels, 01 Oct 2003 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has spoken of a new idea within the Commission with regard to funding for interesting projects proposed for the Sixth Framework...
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ESF concludes agreement to provide COST secretariat
Brussels, 01 Oct 2003 The European Science Foundation (ESF) has signed a contract with the European Commission to provide the secretariat and administrative, technical and scientific management for...
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European strategy forum on research infrastructures to become vehicle for 'open method coordination'
Brussels, 01 Oct 2003 The European strategy forum on research infrastructures (ESFRI) has claimed that it is ready to optimise its role and become a vehicle for the 'open method coordination' (OMC)...
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ECVAM shifts focus to tests required under new cosmetics and chemicals legislation
Brussels, 01 Oct 2003 The European centre for the validation of alternative methods has been restructured in order to address the ramifications of new EU legislation on chemicals and cosmetics...
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Conference on FP6 IST programme
Brussels, 01 Oct 2003 An international conference on information society technologies (IST) in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place on 13 and 14 November in Budapest, Hungary. The...
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Latest research news
Big hopes for breast cancer drug Scientists have launched a major study to see if a new drug can protect women from breast cancer. Researchers at Cancer Research UK will test Anastrozole on 10,000...
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Briefing on the latest developments at the Institute for Transuranium elements in Karlsruhe, Germany
Brussels, 30 Sep 2003 Media briefing on the latest developments in nuclear safeguards and waste management: combating the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials via the devel-opment and operation...
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Conference on Women in Industrial Research - Speeding up Changes in Europe - Berlin, 10 October
Brussels, 30 Sep 2003 Who? Philippe Busquin, Commissioner for Research, European Commission Prof. Helga Rübsamen-Waigmann, Vice President, Bayer HealthCare, Head of Anti-infectives Research and...
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Busquin - Europe should be motor for increased international collaboration
Brussels, 30 Sep 2003 'Europe is not a fortress, it's open to the world,' said EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin in an interview with CORDIS News, explaining his many overseas trips in recent...
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FP6 projects to give boost to cardio vascular research
Brussels, 30 Sep 2003 To mark world heart day on 28 September, the Commission has published details of two large projects currently under negotiation, which are seeking to build the critical mass...
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Interfaces between science and society
Brussels, 30 Sep 2003 The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) will host an international workshop on 'interfaces between science and society: collecting experiences for good practice' in Milan,...
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Proposed Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation with Israel
Brussels, 30 Sep 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel Full...
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Today's news
Clarke gives no ground on college top-up fees Education Secretary Charles Clarke refused to back down over university top-up fees yesterday, describing them as the fairest way to fund higher...