The evolution of revolution's Great Leader
Mao's Road to Power
Mao's Road to Power
Brussels, 26 Jan 2005 Major players from Europe's waterborne transport sector gathered in Bremen, Germany, on 25 January to launch a new Technology Platform in the sector and to begin work on...
Brussels, 25 January 2005 The major players in the waterborne transport sector will come together in Bremen today to start work towards a common strategic vision for the future research needs of this...
Latin American studies exist - except in The THES league tables. There, alongside Asia and Africa, we find a solitary America, of a distinctly Anglo hue. It is true that for the purposes of the RAE,...
The Indo-Aryan Languages
The spread of Enlightenment ideas was expected to lead to a decline in world faiths and the triumph of secularisation. But religion is flourishing and evolving, especially in the developing world...
Italian politicians are concerned that the country's universities have missed out on the Chinese international student market. During a state visit to China, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called for...
Brussels, 02 Dec 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with you today for the launch of "Photonics21", the European Technology Platform in Photonics. Already last May, I received a...
The Neanderthal's Necklace - Out of Eden
The Neanderthal's Necklace - Out of Eden
The Asia Pacific Management Centre in Singapore has hit on a novel way to recruit and retain students - offer them the chance to win a Mercedes-Benz. Every student who enrols on a degree or higher...
Bristol University is opening an East Asian studies department barely a month after Durham University announced plans to close its department, writes Caroline Davis. In contrast to several...
True innovation comes from individuals, who are better served by idiosyncratic foundations than bureaucratic institutions Many people probably know that the first Apple computer was built by two non-...
Brussels, 14 November 2005 Natural and manmade catastrophes in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, coupled with increased security needs, have further reinforced the case for improved monitoring...
University cutbacks have led to the loss of specialist knowledge of Asia, which is undermining diplomatic efforts to combat terrorism, say academics. A third of institutions that conduct research in...