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The privileges of working in higher education, such as developing intellectual bonds, are often overlooked, claims Susan Bassnett Anyone not familiar with the education press could be forgiven for...
The privileges of working in higher education, such as developing intellectual bonds, are often overlooked, claims Susan Bassnett Anyone not familiar with the education press could be forgiven for...
A Russian arms control researcher jailed in April for 15 years for spying should be released pending a retrial that meets international standards of fairness, according to human rights groups. "Igor...
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...
Brussels, 04 Oct 2006 The EU funded 'enabling Grids for e-science' (EGEE) project is processing more than 30,000 computing jobs a day - over a million a month - making it the world's largest...
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...
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT? Dynasties: Fortune and Misfortune in the World's Great Family BusinessesBy David Landes, professor emeritus of history and economics, Harvard UniversityPenguin, ?9.99. ISBN...
As India and the UK strengthen research links through a government-backed strategy, individual universities are really talking business. Olga Wojtas reports Academics and researchers across India and...
Japan's Government wants higher education to be more commercially focused, but pursuit of that goal is putting a strain on academics and darkening career prospects for young researchers. Nobuko Hara...
Brussels, 25 Jul 2006 A team of German and US researchers has announced plans to decipher the genetic coding of our closest relative, the Neanderthal, within the next two years. If successful, the...
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...
China's Economic Transformation. Second Edition
The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey - The Chosen Species - Seven Million Years