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ETNO Comments on COM(2004)353 "Science and technology, the key to Europe's future – Guidelines for the future European Union policy to support research" (link)
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 Executive Summary: The general guidelines and objectives provided in the European Commission document are largely shared by ETNO. The involvement of the main participants –...
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EU and China to link up high-speed electronic networks for an open exchange among their best researchers and students
Brussels, 28 April 2006 Communication and collaboration among 45 million researchers and students across Europe and China will be greatly facilitated by a new Sino-European high-speed network...
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Required reading for 1 billion students
China could be gold mine for Western publishers of learning materials, but it's not easy to enter, say Harriet Swain and Mandy Garner One day in September, 120,000 Chinese children aged between seven...
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Echoes from the cradle of dissent
Andrew Petersen traces the central role Iraq has historically played in Islamic Arab culture and its bearing on the current disastrous situation. Most people in the West, including many of our...
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Today's news
South Korean stem cell scientist sues for old job Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who was fired from one of the country's top universities after his team falsified landmark...
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Today's news
Universities urged to consider expanding bursary schemes Universities should increase the number of bursaries they award to students wanting to enter law and medicine to ensure that top-up fees do...
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English speakers dominate the first 20
The English-speaking world produces most of the leading global players in the arts and humanities, according to academics in the field. All but two of the top 20 universities in the world for arts...
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Sponsor profiles
GOLD SPONSOR: THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMYThe Higher Education AcademyThe Higher Education Academy’s role is to be a nationwide focus for enhancing teaching, learning and students’ experiences in...
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Enterprising Middlesex
Middlesex University won the Queen's award for enterprise this week, in recognition of its recruitment of a high number of overseas students. It boosted overseas student numbers by 43 per cent...
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Staking claims on the landscape
Nature in the Global South
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Research yields insights into deadly nature of 1918 flu pandemic
Brussels, 18 October 2006 By Charlene Porter Washington File Staff Writer Scientists at the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have developed a vaccine that protects mice...
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W3C launches secure browsing initiative
Brussels, 17 October 2006 W3C Launches Secure Browsing Initiative - "Security Context" Important Step Toward Fraud Prevention (also available in French and Japanese; see also translations in other...
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Australians snub Asian studies
The study of Asian languages and culture in Australia is in a "crisis" exacerbated by the Bali bomb and the withdrawal of all Australian university students and staff based in Indonesia. A report by...
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Imperial call mobilised the dominions for global battle
The British Empire and the Second World War