Catalytic converters
Industry is greedy for graduates of sustainable development courses to help ensure that it enjoys long-term commercial returns. Matt Baker reports Sustainable development graduates are arguably among...
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Renewable lobby calls for ring-fence
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 The renewable energy industry associations have expressed their disappointment with the European Commission, who dropped a European Parliament decision to devote two-thirds of...
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Soas to review library layoffs
The School of Oriental and African Studies is to review its decision to sack two prominent librarians in a last-ditch attempt to avert industrial action, writes Phil Baty. At a special governors'...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: Promoting the Competitiveness of European Engineering, Orgalime 50th Anniversary
Brussels, 22nd April 2005 Orgalime 50th Anniversary Brussels, 22nd April 2005 Madam President, Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by first of all wishing you happy birthday on this the 50th...
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The knowledge business goes into boom time
Industry and higher education are uniting to convert the intellectual resources in London's universities into sustainable economic growth and social gains London has global strengths in economic...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- The Borghese Collections and the Display of Art in the Age of the Grand TourBy Carole Paul, lecturer in art history, University of California at Santa Barbara....
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Cap off: it is time to reconsider profile
Scramble to adjust market status has already begun ahead of 2009 review of tuition fees. Tony Tysome reports For many vice-chancellors, it has become a question of "when", not "if". The 2009 review...
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Alison Wolf
Unemployment is rising and things are getting tight over at the Treasury. In the year ahead, the Government will need to spend our money wisely on behalf of UK plc. And where better than in the field...
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Commission Communication on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (link)
Brussels, 08 Jun 2005 COMMUNICATION FROM É«ºÐÖ±²¥ COMMISSION TO É«ºÐÖ±²¥ COUNCIL, É«ºÐÖ±²¥ EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND É«ºÐÖ±²¥ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005...
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Encouraging innovation a key priority in Commission's Energy Green Paper
Brussels, 09 Mar 2006 Stimulating innovation in energy technologies and boosting the European research effort would both be key priorities of a new European Energy Policy, according to plans set out...
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Parliamentary rapporteur on FP7 welcomes EIT proposal
Brussels, 20 October 2006 Jerzy Buzek, Polish MEP and rapporteur on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) has given a ringing endorsement to the Commission's proposal on establishing a European...
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Nanotechnologies - Council Conclusions (Extract from: Provisional Version, Competitiveness Council, 24 September)
Brussels, 24 Sep 2004 Following to an exchange of views on the Commission's Communication on an European strategy for nanotechnology, the Council adopted the following conclusions: "É«ºÐÖ±²¥ COUNCIL OF...
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Appointments
The University of Bristol has made two senior appointments at its Centre for East Asian Studies. Yongjin Zhang will join from the University of Auckland as director of the centre and as professor of...
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Researchers may play dirty to beat REF
Senior academics predict a boom in manipulation of citations under new system. Zoe Corbyn reports.
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Beware of fame-hungry climate change deniers
Dissident academics are helping to give the global warming denial lobby its veneer of credibility, says Bob Ward The most authoritative analysis yet of the options for mitigating climate change will...