Brown urges rise in spend on sector
Chancellor hints at higher top-ups to boost coffers, says Olga Wojtas The UK must spend more on higher education, Chancellor Gordon Brown said this week, hinting that a rise in top-up fees might...
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China-EU Science and Technology Year kicks off
Brussels, 12 Oct 2006 The China-EU Science and Technology Year (CESTY) was officially launched in Brussels on 11 October. Through a series of events planned in Europe and China, the year-long...
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Commission Agenda Entry: Mon 19th June – Wed 21st June: Aerodays marking advancements in research
Brussels, 02 Jun 2006 The news: The fifth Community Aeronautics Days event is to take place in Vienna. With up to 1,000 participants expected, this is a key event for European research and technology...
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Report on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (link)
Brussels, 30 Jun 2006 FINAL A6-0216/2006 22.6.2006 REPORT on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 Full text [...] Your Rapporteur supports the objectives and actions...
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Research into neglected infectious diseases: international conference - Brussels, 8-9 November
Brussels, 6 November 2006 Conference on "Europe's international research cooperation in the field of Neglected Infectious Diseases" 8-9 November 2006 (conference starts at 10:30 sharp) European...
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Workshop to present best practice for boosting ICT competitiveness
Brussels, 01 Sep 2004 The European Commission has organised a high level workshop in order to present examples of good national and regional polices for boosting the competitiveness of the...
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European Technology Platform "Food for Life" to be Launched on the 5th of July
Brussels, 28 Jun 2005 Official launch of European technology platform "Food for Life" 05 July 2005, 10:00-12:30 European Commission, Centre A. Borschette, Room AB-1A, Rue Froissart, 36, Brussels,...
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Mentoring European knowledge of the chemical regions
Brussels, 31 May 2005 A project on mentoring European knowledge of the chemical regions will hold a conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 15 June. The project is a collaboration between the regions of...
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Using Europe’s regions to generate knowledge
Brussels, 12 May 2006 Europe’s regions have a key role to play in the creation of a knowledge society in Europe, and the ability of the EU to reach its target of investing 3% of GDP in...
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Delivering effective innovation, London
Brussels, 13 May 2005 A conference entitled 'Delivering effective innovation' will be held on 20 and 21 June in London, UK. The event will bring together industry leaders from a wide range of...
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Report proposes developing skills of whole workforce
The Government should expand higher education further to encourage institutions to enter the potentially lucrative workforce development market, a report says this week. The present aim to get half...
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Commissioner Viviane Reding: The need for a new impetus to the European ICT research and innovation agenda
Vienna, 23 March 2006 Investing in ICT Research and Innovation Vienna, 23 March 2006 Introduction I am pleased to be here with you in Vienna for this event on research and innovation in ICT. In this...
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UK drive to boost overseas numbers
The Government this week urged universities and colleges to boost their contribution to the UK economy by recruiting more overseas students and becoming global centres of excellence for teaching and...
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ECOSTAR project produces roadmap for lowering costs of solar power
Brussels, 03 Mar 2005 The Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) project ECOSTAR has drawn up a roadmap for making solar electricity competitive, citing research results indicating that the cost of creating...