Diana Johnson, MP for Hull North, has praised the Environmental Technologies Centre for Industrial Collaboration (ETCIC) and the City's University in launching Europe's first Postgraduate Certificate in REACH Managment.
In a letter to Dr David Calvert of ETCIC, she described the course as "an excellent example of industrial and academic collaboration".

Module 1 of the Postgraduate Certificate in REACH Management is now recruiting, see below.

For a full text of the letter,

Humber Chemical Focus used the impressive CATCH facility to host an information-packed evening on REACH on 27th February.

'The Practical Implementation of REACH' brought together experts in the field to set the scene and take questions from some of the biggest names in the chemical industry.

For a full report on the evening,

Ostrich syndrome is common in all of us dealing with REACH but with the regulations coming into force on 1st June 2007, heads need to come out of the sand quickly!

Module 1 of the Postgraduate Certificate in REACH Management launches on Monday 4th June and the University of Hull and Environmental Technologies Centre for Industrial Collaboration are now recruiting delegates. For information on what's involved, what it costs, and how to enrol,

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