UK to establish new centre for 3Rs research
Brussels, 24 May 2004 The UK Government has announced that it is to establish a national centre for research into the 3Rs of animal experiments - replacement, refinement and reduction. Accompanying...
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Grown Cereals Authority
Deadline: 31/12/2049
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RDAs 'slow down tech transfer'
Excessive bureaucracy in Regional Development Agencies is threatening to slow down knowledge transfer, universities warned the Lords science and technology committee this week. The government's white...
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UK film has talent but not backing
British universities have helped fuel the rapid growth of the country's creative industries, but this drive has not been matched by policy-makers, particularly those responsible for film policy,...
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Europe and Space: Turning to a new chapter
Brussels, 09 January 2002 Parliament will consider a Commission communication about the need to develop a more coherent European Space Strategy. The European Council decision of December 1999 called...
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We can't afford to 'wait and see' Potocnik tells informal Competitiveness Council
Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 'Concentrating our efforts in Europe on knowledge has no real alternative. I do not underestimate the problems that we currently face,' concluded EU Commissioner for Science and...
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Decline in EU funding for environmental research should be 'reconsidered', says Commission
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 A communication from the European Commission has called for the 'constantly decreasing relative priority given to environmental and energy research' to be reconsidered. The 2004...
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Scrap the RAE, says report
Academics should bid for all research cash rather than expect money to be dished out according to scores achieved in a "flawed" research assessment exercise, according to a think-tank report. The...
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Agency closes overseas offices
Australia's main foreign student recruitment agency is to abandon non-profitable markets and consolidate its activities in the main source countries. Facing its third loss-making year, IDP Education...
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Head of Eureka secretariat calls for restructuring of network in response to change
Brussels, 26 May 2003 The outgoing head of the Eureka secretariat has called for a reorganisation of the organisation in order to enhance industrial cooperation, thus contributing to the Barcelona...
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New EU communication on climate change pushes for more innovation
Brussels, 14 Feb 2005 Europe is to lead by example in the fight against climate change, the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas vowed as he unveiled a communication setting out future policies...
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Russian and EU leaders adopt road map towards 'common space of research'
Brussels, 12 May 2005 The political leaders of the European Union and the Russian Federation have taken a further step towards the creation of a 'Common space of research and education' between the...
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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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Scotland welcomes 1,000th networker
The 1,000th member of a Scottish networking scheme for international postgraduates hopes to open doors for Scottish businesses in Latin America as well as boosting his own career prospects. Eduardo...
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Forestry research comes out of the woods
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 Pioneering research spanning the entire forestry-wood chain – from forest genetics, management and conservation through to pulp and paper production – is coming into its own,...