€54.5 billion for European research - a priority for MEPs
Brussels, 13 Jun 2006 MEPs debated the EU research and development programme (FP7). With some â'¬54.5 billion at stake, MEPs saw this as crucial to achieving increased economic...
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A chaotic hunt for the beast's lair
The Origin of Wealth
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: EU-China cooperation in science and technology -- scientific responses to global challenges, Launch of the China-EU Science and Technology year
Brussels, 11 October 2006 Minister Wu, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome honourable guests – or rather 'Huan ying guan ling'. It gives me great pleasure to launch the China-EU Science and...
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John Moores lecturers to protest over schools closures Lecturers at Liverpool John Moores University will today protest against plans to close the institution's language and business information...
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Budget surprise signals research funding revamp
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced the biggest potential shake-up of research funding in a generation. In his 2006 budget speech, he said that the Government would merge the Medical Research...
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The future of EU research and opportunities for new Member States
Brussels, 20 Jan 2005 A conference on the future of European Union research and development policies and opportunities for the new Member States will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on 4 February. The...
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Growth and Jobs: Commission tables 19 measures to boost innovation and research
Brussels, 12 October 2005 The EU invests about a third less in research than the US, and the EU/US innovation gap has not narrowed in recent years. Meanwhile, emerging countries like China and India...
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Super-union to get go-ahead
The creation of the largest academic trade union in the world was due to be confirmed this week, as members of lecturers' union Natfhe and the Association of University Teachers gave the final...
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Proposed Council Decision a Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (link)
Brussels, 03 Aug 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member...
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Absence of elite distorts picture
Low student reply rate keeps top institutions off tally of campuses and lessens the impact of results. Jessica Shepherd reports. More of the UK's top universities were excluded from the National...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: EU R&D Innovation: Opportunities for SMEs Conference ¡°SME in the R&D Framework Programme¡±
Kortrijk, 23 May 2006 Conference “SME in the R&D Framework Programme” Kortrijk, 23 May 2006 Dear Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me here today and...
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Commissioner Stavros Dimas: General Assembly of the Technology Platform on Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants
Brussels, 12 September 2006 General Assembly of the Technology Platform on Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants Brussels, 12 September 2006 Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me...
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Work Begins on "Don Quijote", the Near-Earth Object Deflecting Mission - Jousting with Asteroids
Paris, 07 Apr 2006 If a large asteroid such as the recently identified 2004 VD17 – about 500 m in diameter with a mass of nearly 1000 million tonnes - collides with the Earth it could spell...
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The Commission details its plan for a European Institute of Technology
Brussels, 8 June 2006 Following a wide-ranging consultation of stakeholders and Member States, the Commission today adopted a new Communication fleshing out its plan for the establishment of a...
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How Structural Funds can support Research and Innovation
Brussels, 13 February 2006 Today Commissioners Danuta Hübner and Janez Potočnik will participate in a conference in Warsaw called "Research and Innovation - an Opportunity for...