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University grants to include sum for work with business For the first time the Government's block grants for university research will include a sum related to the amount of work an institution does...
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Parliamentary report on FP7 programme for nuclear research and training activities (link)
Brussels, 23 October 2006 Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the specific Programme implementing the seventh Framework Programme (2007-2011) of the European Atomic Energy...
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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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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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When the buck stops with you
If you need to become a 'born leader' overnight, says Harriet Swain, you must understand the culture of the group you'll be heading, encourage collaboration at all levels, say what you mean and do...
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CIP – Innovation and entrepreneurship, ICT and intelligent energy
Brussels, 1 June 2006 CIP is a programme for SMEs bringing together several existing EU activities that support competitiveness and innovation The new CIP programme has a budget of € 3.621...
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Saving 20% by 2020 - Commission unveils its Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
Brussels, 19 October 2006 Energy Efficiency Action Plan COM(2006) 545 Saving 20% by 2020 MEMO/06/387 Commissioner Piebalgs and Bob the Builder remind children of the importance of energy efficiency...
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European project develops new technologies to detect food contaminants
Brussels, 12 Oct 2005 The EU funded BioCop project is bringing together research expertise on new techniques to screen a variety of foodstuffs for multiple chemical contaminants, including pesticides...
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Take a 'business-facing' approach, ministers say
The Government's response to the Leitch review is to make employment and training a priority. Rebecca Attwood reports on institutions' early progress A new generation of "business-facing"...
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Social studies round-up
The Shadow of Marriage: Singleness in England 1914-1960Author: Katherine HoldenEdition: FirstPublisher: Manchester University PressPrice: £55.00ISBN 9780719068928A historical view of singleness, a...
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Investing more in knowledge and innovation: Presidency conclusions - Brussels European Council, 25-26 March
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Brussels European Council, 23-24 March 2006 Presidency conclusions 18. In view of the importance of R&D for future growth and in providing solutions for many of the...
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UK government welcomes stem cell report and commits £100m for research into incurable diseases
London, 5 December 2005 Government responds to UK Stem Cell Initiative Report The Government today announced that £100m will be made available for UK stem cell research over the next two years to...
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Services directive 'disappointment' for EU growth
Brussels, 17 Mar 2006 EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, together with former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, have referred to the recent services directive as a '...
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FE told to fight for contracts
Further education colleges should play a central role in the government's forthcoming skills strategy - but only if they are willing to compete for training contracts with private providers -...
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Academics venture to bring in the money
Imperial staff have the best heads for business in UK academe, reports Letitia Hughes Academics at Imperial College London are the most business-minded in the UK, according to a survey in which their...