Fight for an outpost of liberty
Two leading scholars are battling with the Hong Kong Government to maintainacademic freedom. Edward Vickers reports These days, mainland China has become an object of general fascination. Staggering...
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Professor's anger and sadness as victims helped One of the consultants treating victims of the London bomb blasts spoke of the anger felt by medical teams as they dealt with the injuries. Professor...
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A new monitoring system to deal with natural disasters: Commission launches pilot phase of GMES
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...
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Army of the Lord in many guises
Missions and Empire
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Nuclear friends get engaged for good
Engaging India
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Durham's Asian crisis
We write to express dismay about the decision of Durham University this week to shut its East Asia department. Staff were formally told about the proposal only six days before it was due to be...
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Academy paves the way for cross-border traffic
Schemes are afoot to increase the mobility of researchers and to support advanced study for those in industry, says Maunu Häyrynen Few research and development staff in industry hold PhDs even though...
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Realpolitik behind the bloody split
The Shadow of the Great Game
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Latest research news
Statistics to dominate research assessment Radical changes to the way British academic research is assessed and funded were announced today by Bill Rammell, the higher education minister. The...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: EU-China cooperation in science and technology -- scientific responses to global challenges, Launch of the China-EU Science and Technology year
Brussels, 11 October 2006 Minister Wu, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome honourable guests – or rather 'Huan ying guan ling'. It gives me great pleasure to launch the China-EU Science and...
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Regional tiger loses bite abroad
Dragons and Tigers
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Today's news
Physics could be in 'terminal decline' The number of pupils taking A-level physics has dropped by almost half since 1982 and more than a quarter of universities with large physics departments have...
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Liverpool set for final China deal
Liverpool University is close to finalising a deal to build the last foreign campus in China for the foreseeable future. The venture, expected to get the go-ahead next year, involves a unique...
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Overseas drive scaled down
The Australian universities' main foreign student recruitment agency is to close its UK offices amid a slump in overseas applications to study in Australia and a sharp reduction in international...