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WHY I... agreed to go back to university - this time at Luton
Lembit Opik: Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire and a graduate of Bristol University. At the Sharp End airs at 7.30pm, 19 January on BBC2. Few people even know Luton has a university, never mind...
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Participation in and dissemination of research results: draft parliamentary report
Brussels, 7 June 2002 Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and...
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Our world not beyond repair
Globalisation and its Discontents
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The 'shambles' over Daresbury
Labour MP Ian Gibson attacks his government's handling of the siting of the new synchrotron source. Kam Patel reports Former academic and Labour MP Ian Gibson has launched a scathing attack on the...
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If one sees an haitch, drop it
The New Elites
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Councils share Pounds 4m costs of research into humanb side of IT
Adventurous research collaborations between social and computing scientists are being encouraged as the Economic and Social Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...
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World Education Market 2002: <br> Voices of hope give courage to deliver
Can distance learning help get South African higher education back on its feet, asks Richard Mawditt For nearly a decade following the African National Congress initiative, which set the parameters...
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Consumption's potent political purchase
Cultural studies is fighting for its survival in a harsh research marketplace, says Richard Maxwell, while Mica Nava argues that shopping is all part of politics Until the late 1980s, consumption was...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 9 October 2003 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the new Regulations on tracability and labelling, which...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 9 October 2003 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the new Regulations on tracability and labelling, which...
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City fathers win medal for style but last place in social events
The 1992 Olympics brought cash and kudos to Barcelona, but not everyone enjoyed the bonanza, reports Beatriz Garcia. The year 2002 will be remembered for many things in Britain - not least of which...
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Whole of UK will be online by 2002
The government underlined its commitment to full participation in the internet economy by bringing forward its connectivity targets at an Oxford University conference last week. Richard Barrington,...
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Research faces big overhaul
Review heralds far-reaching research funding changes, says Alison Goddard. Research funding is to be radically reformed following a fundamental review published today by the funding council. More...
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E-envoy backs broadband bid
Britain has to make sure it becomes the world's number one broadband nation - not least to underpin effective lifelong learning - but it will take more than just government action to achieve that...