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Lancaster University's bond issue in 1985 did not fail but successfully raised £35 million and is now AAA credit rated ("PFI deal makes economic sense, says university", THES , October 4). The...
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Alex Danchev describes The Shield of Achilles by Philip Bobbit (Books, THES , September ) as an " opus heroicus ". It is an " opus heroicum ". Michael Bulley Dijon, France
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Fair treatment for candidate countries under 6th Framework Programme
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 The Commission must ensure that researchers in the applicant countries receive fair treatment compared to their counterparts in the current Member States when it implements the...
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Exposure of Workers to Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (Extract from Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council - Provisional Version)
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 The Council took note of the information given by the Presidency on the outcome of a technical seminar that it organised in Luxembourg on 20 September. The aim of this seminar...
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Presidency's revised text of proposed Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 12511/02 No. Cion prop.: 7396/02 ATO 41 Subject: Proposal for a Council Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources Delegations...
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QCA exam task force announced Ken Boston, chief of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, today announced the creation of an "examinations task force". It will be made up of the chief...
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Today's news
Dearing call to restore grants for poorest Lord Dearing, the academic whose report on higher education led to the introduction of tuition fees, has urged the government to allow grants of £2,500 a...
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Danish report calls for ethical considerations to become integral part of EU biotech regulation
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 Ethical discussions are just as important when considering genetically modified organisms as when deliberating on stem cell research, according to a new report, published as...
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European IST Prize - 20 winners announced
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 The 20 winners of the most competitive European Information Society Technology (IST) prize in the contest's history have been announced. Each of the winning teams will now look...
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Amended proposed Decision concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 Amended proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology Full...
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CREST Report: Implementation of the Science and Society Action Plan
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 1206/02 [...] THE VIEWS OF CREST General The theme of "science and society" with its large spectrum of important and basic questions has more and more come...
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New Internet research centre seeks pioneering role
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), launched on September, will be one of the world's first research centres to study the social impact of the web, and attempt to integrate its...
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International enterprise partnership develops mobile tourist guide
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 A state of the art tourism information service may soon be available in Europe, thanks to a project funded under the 'Information Society Technologies' (IST) subsection of the...
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German region organises fuel cell conference
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 The Representation of the German region Nordrhein-Westfalia to the EU is hosting a platform event on the topic of fuel cell technology in the context of the Sixth Framework...
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Statements to the Council Minutes on the adoption of specific programmes to implement the Sixth Framework Programmes on research
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 139/02 STATEMENTS TO THE COUNCIL MINUTES Following the adoption by the Competitiveness Council of the above mentioned decisions on 30 September 2002...