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Un report highlights desert threat Enough fertile land could turn into desert within the next generation to create an "environmental crisis of global proportions", large-scale migrations, and...
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Not as old as you look
The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey - The Chosen Species - Seven Million Years
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China asks for Australian help to educate one million citizens
China has appealed to Australia to help educate 1 million of its citizens. Brendan Nelson, the Federal Education Minister, said that on a recent visit to Beijing, China's Education Minister, Zhou Ji...
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Grant winners
The British Academy2008 Postdoctoral FellowshipsForty-nine 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowships have been awarded by the British Academy across the humanities and social sciences, of which twelve are listed...
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Report warns Europe over lack of patents, while EPO workers strike over increased workload
Brussels, 10 May 2006 A new report warns that Europe is in danger of 'missing the boat' on commercial returns of nanotechnology, as the number of patent applications remain way below those from the...
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Imperialist impositions
A Hundred Horizons - The Scandal of Empire
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The Book of the Week: Your Inner Fish
Michael Benton muses on our slippery past.
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New species of mammal found in Europe
Brussels, 12 Oct 2006 A team of researchers has found a new species of mammal in Europe; Mus cypriacus, as its name suggests, is a species of mouse found only on the island of Cyprus. Dr Thomas...
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The fine lines between past and future
Postcolonial Poetry in English. First Edition
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Workshops on Pre-Commercial Procurement of Innovation -- 21-28 June, Brussels
Brussels, 16 Jun 2006 What is Pre-Commercial Procurement of Innovation? Pre-commercial procurement focuses on products and services which are not yet available on the market, for which a certain...
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Published this week
BIOGRAPHY- Leni Riefenstahl: A LifeBy Jurgen Trimborn, professor of film, theatre and art history, University of CologneI. B. Tauris, £14.99. ISBN 9781845116446Trimborn uses detailed research and his...
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'It is absurd for academics to be financially squeezed'
As Tom Cannon adds dean of Buckingham Business School to his sizeable CV, he hails an age of knowledge Tom Cannon is a busy man. As well as holding visiting chair positions at universities in the UK...
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US report confirms rise of Asian research
Brussels, Jul 2005 A new report published in the US has underlined Asia's strengthening global position in research, revealing that the region is catching up with Europe and the US in terms of...
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EU and China to link up high-speed electronic networks for an open exchange among their best researchers and students
Brussels, 28 April 2006 Communication and collaboration among 45 million researchers and students across Europe and China will be greatly facilitated by a new Sino-European high-speed network...