Paris, 09 Jul 2003 Science fiction writers and movie-makers have imagined a world completely covered by an ocean, but what if one really existed? Would such a world support life, and what would this...
Brussels, 09 Jul 2003 A newly published 'statistics in focus' report on science and technology from Eurostat shows that the total share of information technology related patent applications to the...
Brussels, 09 Jul 2003 Full text of the Call Download page for related documents contact details and further information Deadline 22/08/2003 [...] I) Objective of the call The objective of the call is...
Brussels, 09 Jul 2003 A European workshop on space flight dynamics facilities will take place from 15 to 16 September in Darmstadt, Germany. The workshop will gather the major European players in...
University fees must rise to £5,000 say MPs Student tuition fees will have to rise to £5,000 a year to prevent the government's university reforms from collapsing, an all-party group of MPs has...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 10958/03 Suite of documents 10958/03 No. prev. doc.: 10947/03 PI 62 Subject: Revision of the European Patent Convention - Presidency proposal Delegations...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 As the US launches its second Mars exploration rover on its six month journey to the Red Planet, tests on the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, due to reach its...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 The Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) negotiation guidelines, which outline the procedure for reaching final agreement on the details of projects selected for funding, are...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 Eurescom, the European research institute, is organising a workshop on how to prepare a good project proposal for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The event will take place...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 10815/03 Suite of documents 10815/03 Subject: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning traceability and labelling...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 The European Commission and the Italian Ministry for Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) are jointly financing a major international conference on researcher mobility,...
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 The European Commission's Research DG has published a call for expressions of interest for individuals and organisations to assist with specific aspects of work related to the '...
Professor calls for Iraqi looters to be shot Looters are systematically stripping many of Iraq's 10,000 archaeological sites and should be shot on sight by coalition forces, an expert said yesterday...
Controversial climate claim exonerates CO2 The impact of cosmic rays on our climate might outweigh that of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, a controversial new report by a physicist at the Hebrew...
Ofsted fails to make impression Ofsted inspection has had no positive effect on examination achievement, according to new research that studied more than 3,000 schools over six years. A four-strong...