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<title>NEWS - Finland makes commitment to develop biomedical research infrastructures</title>
<description><![CDATA[Finland has pledged around 185 million Euros to support the development of biomedical research infrastructures in Europe This initial commitment supports the preparation and pilot phases of development with more money being promised if pilot phases prove a success
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - EU grants 24 million to Czech pollutionhealth link study</title>
<description><![CDATA[The European Union has given a large grant to fund researchers at Masaryk University the Czech Republic to investigate the link between the environment and peoples health]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - ERC President Fotis Kafatos to step down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Professor Fotis C Kafatos has announced today that he will step down as president of the European Research Council at the beginning of March He will also step down as chairman of the ERC Scientific Council although he intends to still be involved in the councils engagements]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - JRC scoreboard indicates levels of innovation across Europe </title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Regional Innovation Scoreboard RIS indicates that 2009s top countries for innovation were Germany The Netherlands the UK and Norway 
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - Study finds that most European men are descended from Near East farmers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of Leicester UK have examined the Ychromosome to establish that most men living in Europe are descendants of the first farmers that migrated from the Near East around ten thousand years ago]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - New approach needed for teaching maths and science</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jo Boaler a Marie Curie Professor for Mathematics Education explains how ALL children should and can be encouraged to enjoy and participate in the neglected subjects that are key to education and for making societal progress namely maths and science  subjects many find boring and daunting]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - History in perspective  moving beyond national identities</title>
<description><![CDATA[A shared history is a powerful unifying force and the past has long been used to bring people together behind national narratives This fails to reflect the complex nature of modern European society warns Dr Claudia Lenz of the HISTCONS project]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Promoting a positive view of cultural diversity in Poland</title>
<description><![CDATA[The European population is more fluid than ever before a context in which openness to cultural change is a real asset both economically and socially Marek Szopski of the MultiCulti project explains how his initiative aims to help prepare Poland for the challenges of the 21st century]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Understanding the Universe through String Theory</title>
<description><![CDATA[String theory provides a theoretical framework to accurately describe the relationship between space and time However to successfully apply it to our continuously evolving understanding of the universe one requires evermore sophisticated models techniques and concepts as Jan de Boer here explains]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Innovation in SMEs is the heart of development</title>
<description><![CDATA[From the Lisbon Strategy in 2000 to the European Year in 2009 innovation has become one of the most recurring themes in the European policy debate Everybody agrees that it must be further promoted if Europe is serious about fostering its economic growth and catching up with its main competitors But do we really know what innovation is]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Politics and the corruption of science</title>
<description><![CDATA[In Issue 12 of Projects magazine Professor John Beddington the UK Governments Chief Scientific Adviser argued that science should lead political policy Soon after his article was published a row broke out in the media after science and politics clashed over the classification of an illegal drug ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Vital steps towards the eEnvironment</title>
<description><![CDATA[In summing up the recent Towards eEnvironment conference Professor Jiri Hrebicek of Masaryk University Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses and conference chairman emphasises the impact ICT will play in creating the eEnvironment and how important this is for eDemocracy]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - What the Swedish Presidency of the EU will do for European Research  Development</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sweden will be addressing the question concerning governance of ERA the European Research Area based on the vision set up during the French Presidency ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Talking of European Innovation with Gnter Verheugen</title>
<description><![CDATA[With EC Vice President Gnter Verheugen preparing to retire we take a look back at the last time Projects caught up with him In an exclusive interview William Davis talks to Verheugen about European research and how innovation is the key to our future prosperity]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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