EU-Israel pact fails to silence dissent

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Academics should take individual action in order to frustrate the renewal of Israel's membership of the Sixth Framework Programme (SFP), which, with a value of Euro16 bil, is the biggest research programme in the European Union, according to Mona Baker, an academic who caused a storm of protest when she fired two Israeli scholars from the boards of her journals. Baker called for the individual action following the confirmation from the European Commission that it had renewed its agreement on scientific and technological cooperation with Israel, which is expected to contribute Euro192 mil to the SFP.

Europe, Government expenditures, Government domestic functions, Science & research, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, International politics, Science, Research & Development, Basic Research, Solid Waste R&D, International aspects, Demonstrations and protests, Science and technology policy, International relations, European Union, Government finance, Baker, Mona

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Lazy days? No such thing for a man with a sporting mission

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Michael Caine, a 31-year-old academic and co-founder of spin-off company Progressive Sports Technologies (PST) at Loughborough University, uses the long break that academics get over the summer period to focus on PST. Caine believes that 50% of the work done by PST gets done during the 10-12 weeks of the summer. During normal term time, any problems that come up from his company have to wait until the evening, as his days are filled with the usual chores that an academic faces.

Usage, College teachers, College faculty, Interview, Holidays, Caine, Michael (Academic)

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Ageing research boost

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The National Collaboration on Ageing Research, a research venture aimed at consolidating the effort to research ageing, will involve more than 300 scientists who will investigate issues associated with growing old. It is estimated that the British population over pensionable age will increase significantly in the next two decades, making this research venture very relevant to the overall well-being of the British population.

Aging, Demographic aspects

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