Flu fighter
Devastating pandemics remain a threat to public health. Sir Gordon Duff heads the vigilant scientists who protect us.
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Appointments
An academic who initiated a radical new style of induction for students and a GP who has been influential in developing family medicine education are among those whose commitment to teaching...
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Canada gains in the global game
Overseas student applications contribute to record enrolment figures. John Gill reports
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US and UK fill top 10 places
The World University Rankings 2007 are online here Martin Ince reveals the winners and losers in The Times Higher -QS World University Rankings 2007. The world's top ten universities are in the UK or...
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Published this week
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESWitness to ExtinctionBy Samuel Turvey, research fellow, Institute of Zoology, University of CambridgeOxford University Press, £16.99ISBN 9780199549474In relating the plight of the...
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The long march
China is hungry for Western-style universities, not least to fuel its economy. Phil Baty reports on the efforts to uproot corruption and bureaucracy and build a dynamic and vibrant world-class system
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'He brings a wealth of international experience from his career at unesco'
Kent University's first visiting professor in tourism has brokered UN treaties on heritage and the environment. Unesco director of ecological and earth sciences Natarajan Ishwaran will be coming to...
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Geography is not what it seems
Timothy Darvill looks at how cultural change over 10,000 years has altered the face of Europe
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES?Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of WarBy Jeffrey A. Lockwood, professor of natural sciences and humanities, University of Wyoming. Oxford...
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What bugged the Dinosaurs? Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous
This is the latest of several books on amber by George and Roberta Poinar and specifically looks at Cretaceous ambers (Lebanese, Burmese and Canadian) and what the inclusions can reveal about past...
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The book of the week: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
June Purvis on the mother of all resources
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Council shifts focus in Russia
British Council makes the move from teacher training to supporting a cultural dialogue. Nick Holdsworth reports. The British Council is to change the focus of its work in Moscow after a period of...
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Coventry official warns of 'risky' foreign recruiting
Universities that rely on large intake from one country are vulnerable, senior figure warns. John Gill reports.
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Simple isn't always best
Simon Barton is disappointed by a lopsided, broad-brush tale of Dark Ages Muslim-Christian clashes
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Vegetable lambs and uniformed canaries
The Cat Orchestra and the Elephant Butler