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English in alien attack
Radhakrishnan Nayar (THES, June ) seems rather upset by Arundhati Roy, Ian Jack and Salman Rushdie because he suspects that English is an alien medium, and therefore quite incapable of representing...
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Robust Nile fish to aid sick salmon
The observation by fish farmers that some fish families are more resistant to disease than others is to be exploited by researchers at Stirling University. Randolph Richards, John Sargent and Brendan...
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First-class degrees on wane
THE NUMBER of students gaining top honours is falling, according to statistics published today. But the male/female divide remains, with 7.7 per cent of male students who achieved degrees in 1995/96...
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White man who speaks in many dark tongues
Nottingham-born Bob Dixon speaks five Aboriginal languages - just 245 to go. Julia Hinde reports There were probably 250 separate languages - each as different as French and German," explains Bob...
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Tame policies for a cautious age
British Foreign Policy During the Curzon Period, 1919-24
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Lessons closer to home
The Bangkok gathering of heads of Asian and European governments earlier this month was unusual. It took one regional grouping, the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN), to bring another,...
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Spray to catch flu in nose
A new nasal spray that could help conquer influenza is being developed at Cardiff University's Common Cold and Nasal Research Centre, writes Iola Smith. The spray prevents flu viruses from clinging...
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Yen crisis prompts aid for students
THE Japanese government has produced an emergency package to help thousands of foreign students who are in financial difficulties because of the East Asian currency crisis. About 30 per cent of Japan...
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Did Heidegger conceal an oriental debt?
Heidegger's Hidden Sources
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Breadth and the powerful
A Swedish- American friend told me some 35 years ago how eager his parents had been to buy a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. This was to ensure that he and his two brothers would have broad...
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Mission: conserve highfliers
Time is running out for rare Himalayan butterflies, says David Spencer Smith The world's greatest concentration of high mountains lies within the Karakoram range in western Himalaya. It is an arid...
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Women join the training net from Canada to Tuvalu
THE first electronic network to be set up for women working in technical and vocational education and training in the Asia Pacific region has attracted interest from more than 20 countries. The...
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Welcome to the inaugural Asian University Rankings
The world's most dynamic region in terms of higher education growth deserves its own dedicated rankings, argues Phil BatyAsia is the most exciting region on Earth in higher education terms.It is...
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Business schools set up quality mark
A group of top European business schools this week launched a European Quality Improvement System which aims to establish a clear and internationally recognised elite within the business school...