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Bristol centre poised to unlock gateway to China
Bristol University is bucking a national trend by setting up a new teaching and research centre for East Asian studies. The university believes that the interdisciplinary centre will play a major...
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Towards a European strategy for particle physics
Brussels, 04 Nov 2005 Concerned that the long timescale of particle physics experiments and the complexity of associated research programmes are delaying the advancement of particle physics, the...
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ETNO Comments on COM(2004)353 "Science and technology, the key to Europe's future – Guidelines for the future European Union policy to support research" (link)
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 Executive Summary: The general guidelines and objectives provided in the European Commission document are largely shared by ETNO. The involvement of the main participants –...
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Europeans not interested in 3G
Brussels, 24 Mar 2004 A survey by Harris Interactive has found that 49 per cent of mobile phone users in six of the EU's Member States are not interested in 3G, contradicting previous claims that...
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Ministerial helmsman steers a bold course for growing ranks of 'God's favourites'
Higher Education in China
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WIPO report shows internationalisation of patent trends
Geneva, 16 October 2006 Full report A report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Monday, October 16, 2006, shows that the patent system is an integral part of...
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Laboratories worldwide destroy lethal virus samples
Brussels, 13 Apr 2005 Laboratories around the world have been destroying a potentially deadly influenza sample sent to them accidentally in testing kits. The samples of Asian flu, which killed over...
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International Council for Science launches natural disaster mitigation initiative
Brussels, 07 Nov 2005 Recognising that scientific research has 'not lived up to its full potential in addressing some of society's most pressing concerns', the International Council for Science (ICSU...
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Climate change conference emphasises incentives for research and technology transfer
Brussels, 03 Nov 2005 A meeting between representatives from 20 countries on climate change closed with participants agreeing that new technologies are key to slowing the process, and pledging to...
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What's on the horizon for the superpower?
American Power in the 21st Century - The United States and the Great Powers
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On the move ...
* Ben Kneller, has been appointed reader in Aberdeen University's department of geology and petroleum geology. He was previously at the University of California. * The Scottish University for...
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US may curb lab access
Foreign students in the US could be barred from using some types of laboratory equipment or even setting foot in certain parts of research laboratories if two US government proposals aimed at...
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West breaks eastern promise 2
Tim Barrett suggests that unique specialist knowledge on contemporary Uyghur separatism in Chinese Central Asia will simply "disappear" after recent cuts at Durham University ("Asian studies cuts may...
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Social research study
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for a study on 'bringing together and accelerating eGovernment research in Europe'. This study has the following...