A city choked by its history
Liverpool's lung cancer rate is twice the national average. A new research centre will tackle the problem locally. Ross Davies reports. This summer, George Xinarianos, a research fellow on the...
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The future of Europe's seas
Brussels, 21 May 2003 Preserving and protecting the Mediterranean and Black Seas might be a high priority for policy-makers and scientists, but it is imperative for Europe's citizens living around...
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Germany creates IT research superpower
Europe's largest research body has £160m a year, 2,000 staff and big ambitions. Jennie Brookman writes Germany has created Europe's largest research body for information and communication technology...
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A Framework Cooperation Agreement between ESA and Brazil is signed (agreements with Poland and India renewed)
Paris, 01 February 2002 ESA on the world stage - international agreements with Brazil, Poland and India The year has got off to a busy start in terms of international relations, with a number of key...
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Old friends prove that they are as reliable as ever
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Future space transportation
Paris, 29 May 2002 A 'Space Walk' at ILA2002 The chance to take a space walk drew thousands of visitors during the seven-day International Aerospace Exhibition ILA2002 in Berlin this month. 'The...
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Liberate the labs
The UKresearch establishment hobbles its scientists. We must set them free, says Stuart Lyons Britain's science is in a poor state. This is not because our scientists lack talent - they are among the...
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Scots get aid to pursue EU bids
Scottish universities and their spin-off companies can tap into a £900,000 scheme to help them bid for funds from the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Iain Gray, Scotland's minister...
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Commission Report: Environmental technology for sustainable development
Brussels, 15 March 2002 REPORT FROM É«ºÐÖ±²¥ COMMISSION Environmental technology for sustainable development Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the European Council in Lisbon in March 2000, the European Union...
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Research councils to present a united front
The seven research councils will present themselves as one from now on, although there is no likelihood of merger, according to John Taylor, the research councils' director-general, writes Caroline...
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Fine tuning finds old frequencies
Telecoms in the Internet Age
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Fine tuning finds old frequencies
Telecoms in the Internet Age
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Science centre sets sights on keeping women in work
An £800,000 science centre will be the keystone of the government's new strategy to encourage women to pursue careers in science. Its tasks will be to recognise and reward good employers, raise the...
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Animal testing: Commission presents new alternative drug testing methods
Brussels, 12 May 2003 Today in Brussels the European Commission presented new methods of drug testing to replace animals with safe alternatives. The set of six tests, developed by EU-supported...
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Funders to 'collaborate'
The research councils should be "capable of operating as a 'virtual single council'" whose boundaries are invisible to the people they work with. This is the message of the quinquennial review of the...