Globetrotter that put down roots in manor
Rhododendrons are one of the most important groups of plants in the gardens of the British Isles and of North America, yet most species come from Asia and from the tropical vireyas from the mountains...
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Sci-fi competition about to be judged
Paris, 18 Apr 2003 Altogether 120 entries from all over the globe have been received for the science fiction story-writing competition announced by ESA last November. The Clarke-Bradbury...
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Latest research news
Brown promises billions to science Gordon Brown will make science and engineering the centrepiece of this summer’s spending round, announcing a policy review in the Budget to identify investment...
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Latest research news
Brown promises billions to science Gordon Brown will make science and engineering the centrepiece of this summer’s spending round, announcing a policy review in the Budget to identify investment...
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Is it time for a third (world) way...?
Development economics has traditionally been skewed by a western focus but Chris Bunting reports on attempts to bring a fresh perspective to the issues Sustainable development does not often get a...
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U.S. Official Previews Global Earth Observation Meeting
Washington, 04 Feb 2005 Brigadier General Jack J. Kelly, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere MR. BRAZIER: Ladies and gentlemen, we're happy at the Foreign Press Center...
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Alan Ryan
When you run a great research university, you also run risks - as Harvard University has found to its cost. Elite but cash-strapped universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, University College London...
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A look at the world through western eyes
The New Penguin History of the World
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Australia rakes in foreign cash
More than 200,000 foreign students are expected to enrol in Australian education institutions this year, boosting the economy by A$4.12 billion (£1.5 billion). Onshore university campuses are likely...
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Mind the Gats, and keep doors open to everyone
Equity and quality are the buzzwords for countries hoping to profit from overseas students, says Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin Higher education is a major export industry. International student mobility...
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Accelerated circumpolar climate change has global impact, says international scientific assessment
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 The arctic climate is changing rapidly - more rapidly than the global average - with worldwide implications, an international gathering of science journalists was told on 5...
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World Education Market 2003
"Advancing the Millennium of Learning" is the theme of this year's WEM conference and exhibition (Lisbon, Portugal: May 20-23, 2003), of which The THES is a media partner. Now in its fourth year, WEM...
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Do not poach talent from devastated territory
Coaxing the brightest young people away from Sri Lanka, as some rich countries do, will prolong the nightmare left by the Indian Ocean tsunami, says David Weatherall Early on the morning of February...
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One more weapon that Bush won't find
Infidels - Crescent and Cross - Sowing the Wind - Islam Under Siege
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One more weapon that Bush won't find
Infidels - Crescent and Cross - Sowing the Wind - Islam Under Siege