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An ancient high ideal that makes brutes of us all
What do Bush, Blair and Alexander the Great have in common? They have all been seduced by an Aristotlean vision of the 'civilising' empire. Margaret Doody explains. Alexander the Great is the first...
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British biotech told: take 'bold steps' and stand up to rivals
The British biotechnology industry may be a big fish in the European pond but it is struggling to keep pace with competition from the US and Asia, according to a report, Paul Hill writes. The annual...
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Today's news
Triple whammy of changes to visas 'will deter students' Universities condemned as wholly unjust yesterday government plans to deny the right of appeal to foreign students whose visa applications have...
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See the sea and all its currents
Rethinking the Mediterranean
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Mouth of the mighty Yangtze
Paris, 25 Mar 2004 Satellite photograph High resolution satellite photograph The coloured waters shown here in this 23 March Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) image have...
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New brochure provides insight into recent developments in international research cooperation
Brussels, 07 Sep 2004 A new publication from the European Commission's Research DG outlines the international cooperation activities in the field of research that took place between January and June...
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Recipe for decline 2
You report in "Asian studies cuts may hit anti-terrorism effort" ( THES, July 11) that sweeping cutbacks in East Asian studies are in the offing. Leeds University is cited as cutting two posts in...
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A civilised nightmare
After the Ice
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A civilised nightmare
After the Ice
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Alison Wolf
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-...
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UN report highlights internationalisation of research and development
Brussels, 06 Oct 2005 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued its annual World Investment Report (WIR) on 29 September. WIR 2005 includes UNCTAD's first-ever survey on...
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EuroNews visits Europe's spaceport in Kourou
Paris, 14 May 2004 The fourth episode of the special TV magazine dedicated to Space, produced by EuroNews in collaboration with ESA, starts today 14 May featuring Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French...
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Today's news
Top-up fees spark rush for university places University applications have risen by nearly nine per cent this year as students rush to secure university places before the introduction of top-up fees....
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Teacher audit
Name : Paul Freathy Age : 42 Job : Professor of retail management and director of the Institute for Retail Studies at Stirling University. Salary : A pittance given my skills, charm and boyish good...