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  1. Spot the difference 2

    Great play is made of the fact that universities and colleges are centres of learning and research and that one activity feeds the other. Both need monitoring for quality. But in separating the...

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  2. Wits resignation

    The University of the Wi****ersrand regrets that in reporting the resignation of Norma Reid Birley as vice-chancellor ("UK v-c told 'quit Wits' amid row", THES, November 22; "Council forces Wits v-c...

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  3. In brief 1

    Alfred Nobel created five, not six, prize categories (Books, THES , January 3). The prize in economic sciences was created by the Swedish national bank and was first awarded in 1969. Peter van den...

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  4. In brief 2

    The Diary (January 3) made gentle fun of the fact that Bristol v-c Eric Thomas is sometimes known as "ET", and that I am "BT". But it said the latter stood for "Barry Thomas" instead of "Barry Taylor...

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  6. EIB lends EUR 300 million for CERN's major collider

    Luxembourg, 08 Jan 2003 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 300 million to finance the final phase of construction of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the European Organization...

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  7. Rosetta – a comet ride to solve planetary mysteries

    Paris, 08 Jan 2003 ESA's Rosetta will be the first mission to orbit and land on a comet, one of the icy bodies that travel throughout the Solar System and develop a characteristic tail when they...

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  9. Eating fish can help reduce damage to smokers' arteries

    Brussels, 08 Jan 2003 An Irish study has claimed that eating fish can help repair, to some extent, the artery damage caused by smoking which leads to heart attacks and strokes. The study was carried...

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  10. Bush medicine set to deliver breakthrough obesity remedy

    Brussels, 08 Jan 2003 A cactus native to the Kalahari Desert region of southern Africa and used by indigenous San bushmen to stave off hunger during long hunting expeditions is to be developed into a...

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  11. Healthcare and medical textiles network conference, Belfast

    Brussels, 08 Jan 2003 Belfast's innovation relay centre is to host a healthcare and medical textiles network conference on 23 and 24 January 2003, which aims at focusing on the current and potential...

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  12. Weight of newborn babies influenced by parental diabetes

    Brussels, 6 January 2003 According to a British research project, the weight of newborn babies is significantly influenced by diabetes in parents. In particular, the weight of a newborn whose father...

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  13. Nordrhein-Westphalia transport systems information day

    Brussels, 08 Jan 2003 The representation of the German region of Nordrhein-Westphalia to the European Union has organised an information day, to take place on 15 January, on new high technology...

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  14. The Bernard Gregory Association launches its 2003 programme

    Brussels, 6 January 2003 The Bernard Gregory Association has launched its 2003 programme entitled 'Skills evaluation - A new chapter for the thesis'. The programme aims to help PhD students (in the...

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  15. Arianespace Flight 157 - Inquiry Board submits findings

    Paris, 08 Jan 2003 Arianespace press release, Paris 7 January 2003. The Inquiry Board appointed to investigate the failure of Flight 157 submitted its report to Arianespace on January 6, 2003. The...

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