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Work done within the European Space Agency's GlobColour project now contributes significantly to ocean carbon cycle research. ESA merged 55 terabytes of data to produce a ten-year dataset of global ocean colour stretching to 2007, providing …

Severe weather conditions, like thunder and lightning storms, are constant reminders to us of the powerful and sometimes unpredictable force of nature. A team of French and German scientists are helping to shed light on these weather elements. For …

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for research infrastructures under the 'Capacities' section of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).The call addresses the information and communications technologies- (ICT-) …

The kick-off conference of the European Development Cooperation to 2020 (EDC2020) project will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 June.The project, funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), will investigate emerging issues relating …

Sporting enthusiasts are not the only people who will be following the performance of athletes at this year's Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Scientists from the EU-funded GA2LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network) project will also …

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for its information and communication technologies (ICT) policy support programme, which is part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).The programme aims to …

The European Commission will hold a conference on the governance and ethics of nanotechnology on 7 and 8 May in Brussels, Belgium.The conference will consist of speeches by Commission experts and roundtables, addressing the recently adopted code …

A new service called Unique Registration Facility (URF) has been launched on CORDIS to facilitate the preparation of grant agreements between participants and the European Commission.Thanks to the new service, participants in the Seventh …

The European Commission has launched a call for proposals under the 'energy' theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).The call addresses the following areas:- renewable electricity generation;- renewable fuel production;- …

Many species of birds migrate to other parts of the world to find food or a safe place to breed. However, some species of birds get lost on their way. According to a study by a team of researchers from Germany's University of Marburg, the …

Public funding for research into low-carbon technologies is crucial to encouraging car manufacturers to step up their own research and development (R&D) investments, believes Professor Julia King, Vice-Chancellor of Aston College and one of …

'Today, there's virtually no doubt that human-induced climate change is a fact.' It was with these words that the European Science Commissioner Janez Potocnik began his speech at the recent Forum on Climate Change and Science & …

Europe invests nearly twice as much as the US in research addressing the potential risk of nanotechnologies, a report issued by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates. While the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) …

The Brussels Economics Forum will take place on 15 and 16 May.This year's forum will take a look at the euro-area's first decade of development, and the single currency's ongoing and future roles in the evolution of an integrated …

The Connect Research 2008 conference will take place on 8 and 9 May in Rome, Italy. Connect Research 2008, organised jointly by the British Embassy in Rome, the Italian Embassy in London, and Italians in Cranfield Association (ItaCA), will provide …

Sport is all about fair play. But for some athletes it is more about winning at all costs, even if it means using prohibited substances to improve their sporting performance. For many of these athletes, anabolic steroids, a class of steroid …

A team of German and Australian scientists has identified a protein which plays a role in keeping tumour-fighting immune cells out of cancerous tumours. The researchers hope that the protein could be used as a target for anti-cancer drugs, …

Many people enjoy a social drink with friends and take a sensible approach to alcohol, drinking in a way that is unlikely to cause harm to themselves, or others. However, the extent of alcohol misuse by students and other young people gives cause …

The fourth European Research and Innovation Exhibition (SERI) will take place from 5 to 7 June in Paris, France. The event is intended as a meeting place for people, ideas and ambitions, encompassing the whole spectrum of scientific actors from …

Ministers attending an informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council have launched a new process to ensure coherency and synergy between research policies and activities across the European Union.Dubbed the 'Ljubljana Process', the …