Iconic wanderer with 40,000 miles on the clock and an eye for remote peoples
Wilfred Thesiger
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Waterborne Transport Technology Platform starts work on strategic vision
Brussels, 26 Jan 2005 Major players from Europe's waterborne transport sector gathered in Bremen, Germany, on 25 January to launch a new Technology Platform in the sector and to begin work on...
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Tongues that tie a billion souls
The Indo-Aryan Languages
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Maritime industry comes together to identify its future research needs
Brussels, 25 January 2005 The major players in the waterborne transport sector will come together in Bremen today to start work towards a common strategic vision for the future research needs of this...
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Beyond the Lost Horizon clichés
A History of Nepal
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UK to boost child medicine testing during its EU Presidency
Brussels, 19 May 2005 The EU's proposal for a regulation on medicines for paediatric use is expected to receive a boost under the UK's EU Presidency, which begins in July. The UK's Ministry of Health...
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Today's news
Soas resumes talks over library cuts Negotiations over the future of one of the UK's leading specialist libraries will resume tomorrow, amid protests from academic staff. The School of Oriental and...
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Merc perks
The Asia Pacific Management Centre in Singapore has hit on a novel way to recruit and retain students - offer them the chance to win a Mercedes-Benz. Every student who enrols on a degree or higher...
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British expert in bird flu spread warning
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 A biologist from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has warned that a far wider range of wildlife species, including mammals, could be at risk from bird flu. Three rare civet...
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No taste for bella Italia
Italian politicians are concerned that the country's universities have missed out on the Chinese international student market. During a state visit to China, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called for...
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Bristol bucks trend in Asian study
Bristol University is opening an East Asian studies department barely a month after Durham University announced plans to close its department, writes Caroline Davis. In contrast to several...
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The evolution of revolution's Great Leader
Mao's Road to Power
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The baby face with killer look
The Neanderthal's Necklace - Out of Eden
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The baby face with killer look
The Neanderthal's Necklace - Out of Eden