Oxford to punish hacking hacks
Two student journalists are facing fines and suspension from Oxford University after hacking into the institution's computer system to expose security flaws. Patrick Foster and Roger Waite,...
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UK enjoys a brain gain in young talent
A brain gain in young academic talent from overseas is swelling the ranks of UK universities, new figures reveal. Each year, thousands of young researchers from abroad are securing posts - adding the...
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Discovery of Romanov DNA disputed
A heated scientific dispute over the genetic identification of the remains of the Russian royal family may come to a head at an international conference next week. A group led by Alec Knight, a...
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UK enjoys a brain gain in young talent A brain gain in young academic talent from overseas is swelling the ranks of UK universities, analysis by Stephen Court, senior research officer for the...
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Cooperation Between Research Funders in Europe (link)
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Full text of Document 11209/04 Suite of documents 11209/04 Subject: Cooperation between Research Funders in Europe Delegations will find attached a Note from the Presidency...
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Agenda of the 295th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest), 16 July (link)
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Full text of Document 37/04 [...] Council Register
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UK universities say no to tobacco industry funding
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 A new initiative by Cancer Research UK and Universities UK on the issue of tobacco industry funding has been applauded by the world's health bodies. The two organisations have...
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Peat bogs offer new global warming threat, warns UK researcher
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Peat bogs around the world are releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, and the process could be feeding off itself, creating a snowball effect, a...
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Finland joins ESO
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Finland, famous for its expertise in many frontline scientific domains, became the 11th member of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 7 July. This new accession 'will...
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CORDIS publishes searchable expressions of interest for sustainable energy systems
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has published over 300 expressions of interest (EoI), submitted by European citizens and research...
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Prior information of a study on the impact of free/open source software on the EU ICT sector
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 The European Commission's Enterprise Directorate-General has given prior information of a call for tenders for a study on the impact of free/open source software on innovation...
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Linking with the future
Paris, 08 Jul 2004 Exploring and using space is the biggest adventure facing mankind. Finding innovative ways for ESA to continue doing this is the role of the Advanced Concepts Team (ACT) at ESA's...
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The plight of tainted souls
A Land without Evil
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Is the comic currency of literature a beer coaster?
The Irresponsible Self
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Humanism and Democratic Criticism - Power, Politics, and Culture