League lowdown 3
Latin American studies exist - except in The THES league tables. There, alongside Asia and Africa, we find a solitary America, of a distinctly Anglo hue. It is true that for the purposes of the RAE,...
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French poultry vaccination campaign against H5N1 flu
Brussels, 01 Mar 2006 France, the world's fourth largest exporter of poultry, has moved to vaccinate its poultry stocks to prevent the H5N1 'bird-flu' virus spreading from the confirmed cases in the...
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Industrial ties keep US in prime position - but India is not far behind
Martin Ince dissects the data to identify centres of science-based excellence Big US institutions with strong industrial connections are in pole position in our table of the world's top universities...
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Latest research news
Medical research 'stifled by rules' A "catastrophic" increase in bureaucracy from new European regulations has slowed the pace of medical research in the UK and will make academics reliant on funding...
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Brussels, 29/30 May 2006 (full report)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 The EU Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 March at 9.30 under the chairmanship of Austrian Federal Minister for Economics and Labour Mr...
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Ireland announces closure of high-tech research centre
Brussels, 18 Jan 2005 Media Lab Europe (MLE), the research and innovation laboratory in the field of digital technologies set up by the Irish government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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Latest research news
Koreans link with Scots in £18m deals A fledgling Scottish firm and the University of Aberdeen have firmed up two multi-million research deals with South Korean partners - the first of what are hoped...
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Today's news
Oxford dons oppose individual reviews Oxford dons are resisting moves to introduce individual performance reviews in a stand-off with John Hood, the university's new vice- chancellor. In a debate...
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Retired staff urged to teach overseas
Retired British academics who still feel they have something to give to higher education can now look overseas for fresh challenges. A scheme devised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities...
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Today's news
CBI warning over pure science Universities should not focus on pursuing "pure science", business leaders are set to say. Putting scientific discoveries into action is what makes "the real difference...
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Guide to the variety of global markets
Comparative Economic Systems
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East-West curiosities exchange
Goa and the Great Mughal
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Spinning yarns with silk road storytellers
Central Asia has a huge hunger for cultural expression and exchange. The UK should do more to satisfy it, says Sally Pomme Clayton. On tour in April with the British Council Literature Department to...
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Liberté, égalité and a few Polish plumbers
Politics runs through French veins but, laments Jim Shields, the debate on Europe was anything but revolutionary "You were once my hero," cried a voice from the floor. "Now I think you're an imbecile...