Whole of UK will be online by 2002
The government underlined its commitment to full participation in the internet economy by bringing forward its connectivity targets at an Oxford University conference last week. Richard Barrington,...
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Research faces big overhaul
Review heralds far-reaching research funding changes, says Alison Goddard. Research funding is to be radically reformed following a fundamental review published today by the funding council. More...
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The people v. the nerds
World War 3.0
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Philippe Busquin: Les sciences de la vie et les biotechnologies dans l'Espace européen de la Recherche Carrefour des biotechnologies Lille, le 15 octobre 2002
Lille, le 15 octobre 2002 Madame la Ministre, Mesdames et Messieurs, Pour un commissaire européen à la recherche, c'est une occasion rêvée de pouvoir s'adresser à une assemblée si diversifiée d'...
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Right man at right time
FSA chairman Sir John Krebs played a pivotal role in the bid to control the foot-and-mouth epidemic. Caroline Davis talked to him. In March, after the first cases of foot-and-mouth disease were...
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Philippe Busquin Commissaire européen chargé de la Recherche La recherche européenne pour une fabrication propre et intelligente Conference on sustainable and flexible manufacturing Milan, le 22 octob
Milan, le 22 octobre 2003 J'ai le plaisir de pouvoir faire une synthèse sur les présentations qui vous ont été faites aujourd'hui, mais je tiens tout d'abord à remercier Mr Dante Speroni, vice...
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Philippe Busquin Commissaire européen chargé de la Recherche La recherche européenne pour une fabrication propre et intelligente Conference on sustainable and flexible manufacturing Milan, le 22 octob
Milan, le 22 octobre 2003 J'ai le plaisir de pouvoir faire une synthèse sur les présentations qui vous ont été faites aujourd'hui, mais je tiens tout d'abord à remercier Mr Dante Speroni, vice...
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Don's Diary
Thursday The site I founded in my gap year, InfoYouth, for 16 to 24-year-olds, is launching in just under a week. Under the auspices of Schoolsnet, it will provide information for students on...
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Science projects suffer in squeeze
Strategic research by the British Geological Survey has suffered from a combination of government short-termism, the focused demands of commercial contracts and a long, gradual squeeze on science...
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Trial Aids vaccine works on monkeys
In our focus on Italian research, Paul Bompard reports on new efforts to shake up an unequal and underfunded system. Below, he looks at the agonies and the ecstasies of medical researchers The...
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Sylvan unveils subsidiary
Sylvan Learning Systems, which owns the private Universidad Europea de Madrid, has launched a $500 million (Pounds 317 million) subsidiary that will specialise in internet-based programmes. The...
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Where the heart is, but not the incentive to stay
Northern Ireland has the potential to thrive if it encourages young people to study there, says George Bain Next week, United States president Bill Clinton returns to Northern Ireland. For all its...
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Cash that appears as if from nowhere
Research findings appear from thin air, a preliminary report of the fundamental review of research has found. More research is being conducted than funded in British universities, according to the...
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Brussels welcomes eastern scientists
Researchers in Eastern European countries hoping to join the European Union are to be allowed to take part in projects funded by the EU's Fifth Framework Programme, as part of Brussels's strategy to...
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The EU has a key role to play in space, says Growth programme Director
Brussels, 26 February 2002 Knowledge, market exploitation and influence are the three reasons why the EU must now have a space policy, Jack Metthey, the recently appointed Director for the '...