Exemplary exertions
For once, I am not sympathetic to Laurie Taylor's view of third-class degrees ( THES , September 12). At a college that no longer exists, we had the category of "Honourable Third" - some determined...
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Closed contest
Peter Brown, secretary of the British Academy, writes that "all research funds are awarded in open competition" (Letters, THES , September 12). If he checks the BA's regulations, he will see that...
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Miss-taken identity
Just for the record: Fabrice Virgili - the author of Shorn Women: Gender and Punishment in Liberation France , which was reviewed by Richard Parish (Books, THES , September 5) - is a bloke. Jane...
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Top up with laptops
Top-up fees present a unique opportunity to provide all students with laptops for only £200-£250 a year ("Top-ups are non-negotiable", THES , September 12). The savings involved in cutting the number...
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Sporting achievement
Michael Rennie's critique of your upbeat analysis of sport science was too generalised (Letters, THES , September 12). At my institution, students may well study elements of swimming-pool management...
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Ethical poser
Ethics is not a field in itself, as Simon Lee makes out (Why I, THES , September 5) - it is interdisciplinary. Teaching it depends on epistemology and the study of perception, human nature and...
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Draft Council Conclusions on: "Life Sciences and Biotechnology - a Strategy for Europe"
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 12506/03 Suite of documents 12506/03 No. prev. doc.: 128/03 RECH 137 ENV 440 CONSOM 95 SAN 177 DEVGEN 113 MI 201 No. Cion prop.: 7473/03 RECH 37 ENV 163...
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Proposed Council Decision on the Specific Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration: "Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area" (2002-2006) ("Bioethics / Stem
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 129/03 Suite of documents 129/03 ­ Introductory note for the Council ("Competitiveness") on 22 September 2003 1. The sixth research framework...
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Reporting on the future of bioinformatics
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 Top European experts gathered earlier this year to discuss the future of bioinformatics research. An overview of contributions and commentaries is now available in the...
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New technology institutes to stimulate Scotland's private sector research
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's main economic development agency, has established three new research funding bodies whose mission is to raise the standard of private sector...
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Applying science to animal welfare
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 A global conference on animal welfare, which will address the application of science to the well being of animals, will take place in Paris, France, from 23 to 25 February 2004...
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Gamma-ray bursts: are we safe?
Paris, 17 Sep 2003 For a few seconds every day, Earth is bombarded by gamma rays created by cataclysmic explosions in distant galaxies. Such explosions, similar to supernovae, are known as 'gamma-ray...
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MoU for the Implementation of a Concerted Research Action Designated as Cost P10 "Physics of Risk" (link)
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 264/03 Suite of documents 264/03 Attached is the text of the abovementioned Memorandum of Understanding signed in Brussels on 23 July 2003 by Denmark,...
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International cooperation needed to tackle abandoned landmines worldwide, says Busquin
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 European Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, has called for greater synergy between researchers and specialists working in the field of demining technology, in order to...
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Liikanen alludes to content of forthcoming eGovernment communication
Brussels, 17 Sep 2003 Strong political leadership is needed to enable full-scale implementation of eGovernment, the EU Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, has...