Reunited: vacation vocation
Tourism chief executive Richard Dickinson visits Bournemouth University where he studied as a mature student in the 1980s There are buildings everywhere. Returning, it is hard to get a handle on the...
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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
Brussels, 14 November 2005 Natural and manmade catastrophes in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, coupled with increased security needs, have further reinforced the case for improved monitoring...
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The BioEconomy in 2030: A Policy Agenda by the OECD (link)
Paris, 02 May 2005 In 2005, the International Futures Programme (IFP) of the OECD will start a two year project that aims to draft a broad policy agenda for governments in respect to the bioeconomy....
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Women increase influence in business
British boardrooms may be notoriously male dominated but university business schools are proving more enlightened, with women far more conspicuous at all levels. The Association of Business Schools...
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Hawaii hopes to get blues
The University of Hawaii's department of tropical plant and soil sciences has embarked on a ten-year quest to develop the first blue orchid. Students and faculty in the department assist Hawaii's...
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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Potocnik welcomes 'virtual' Council agreement on FP7 proposals
Brussels, 29 Nov 2005 The Competitiveness Council has reached a provisional agreement on the structure of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), providing the basis for future discussions following...
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More research efforts needed in textile sector, says new High Level Group
Brussels, 08 Mar 2004 Participants at the first meeting of the Textiles High Level Group on 5 March, who included Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and Enterprise and Information Society...
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More research efforts needed in textile sector, says new High Level Group
Brussels, 08 Mar 2004 Participants at the first meeting of the Textiles High Level Group on 5 March, who included Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and Enterprise and Information Society...
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Commission calls for university reform to help deliver Lisbon goals
Brussels, 21 Apr 2005 The European Commission has adopted a communication calling on Member States to introduce reforms that will allow Europe's universities to better contribute to the EU goal of...
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ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
Paris, 25 Nov 2005 Delegations from 190 nations will attend next week's United Nations summit in Montreal, Canada, to begin negotiating a post-Kyoto Protocol strategy to restrict emissions of heat-...
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Research items and Space Council (GMES): Competitiveness Council, 28-29 November (link)
Brussels, 29 November 2005 2694th Council Meeting Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Brussels, 28-29 November 2005 Full text Main Results of the Council The Council approved a...
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Transatlantic and European comparisons in the UK's 2005 R&D Scoreboard (link)
Brussels, 03 Nov 2005 Only those companies that constantly seek to improve and innovate will be in a position to grasp the major opportunities that increasing globalisation offers, while research...
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The 9-to-5 world's zombies
The Living Dead - Bait and Switch - The Politics of Working Life