Leading light's past life still in the shadows
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A highlight but never a headline
The privileges of working in higher education, such as developing intellectual bonds, are often overlooked, claims Susan Bassnett Anyone not familiar with the education press could be forgiven for...
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Who do they think we are?
What does 'Britishness' mean to people living in former colonies and to migrants newly arrived in the UK? Vron Ware decided to find out. The concept of national identity is in crisis. Despite Gordon...
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New species of mammal found in Europe
Brussels, 12 Oct 2006 A team of researchers has found a new species of mammal in Europe; Mus cypriacus, as its name suggests, is a species of mouse found only on the island of Cyprus. Dr Thomas...
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EGEE becomes world largest scientific grid
Brussels, 04 Oct 2006 The EU funded 'enabling Grids for e-science' (EGEE) project is processing more than 30,000 computing jobs a day - over a million a month - making it the world's largest...
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US report confirms rise of Asian research
Brussels, Jul 2005 A new report published in the US has underlined Asia's strengthening global position in research, revealing that the region is catching up with Europe and the US in terms of...
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Many small wars that made a global conflict
Fateful Choices
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German laboratory to map Neanderthal genome
Brussels, 25 Jul 2006 A team of German and US researchers has announced plans to decipher the genetic coding of our closest relative, the Neanderthal, within the next two years. If successful, the...
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Bids invited for mutual gain
As India and the UK strengthen research links through a government-backed strategy, individual universities are really talking business. Olga Wojtas reports Academics and researchers across India and...
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Published this week
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT? Dynasties: Fortune and Misfortune in the World's Great Family BusinessesBy David Landes, professor emeritus of history and economics, Harvard UniversityPenguin, ?9.99. ISBN...
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Young hit the hardest by Japanese funding shift
Japan's Government wants higher education to be more commercially focused, but pursuit of that goal is putting a strain on academics and darkening career prospects for young researchers. Nobuko Hara...
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Human misery's growth industry
The Bottom Billion
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'It is absurd for academics to be financially squeezed'
As Tom Cannon adds dean of Buckingham Business School to his sizeable CV, he hails an age of knowledge Tom Cannon is a busy man. As well as holding visiting chair positions at universities in the UK...
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Not as old as you look
The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey - The Chosen Species - Seven Million Years