Poor jump fee hurdle
Bad schooling, not tuition fees, prevents the world's poor from going to university, according to a global study from the Observatory on Borderless ÌÇÐÄVlog. The report, by Daniel Levy of the...
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January start lures new type of entrant
Thousands of students are starting higher education courses this month, avoiding the stress and rush associated with autumn enrolment. Most are mature, part-time or otherwise "non-traditional"...
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World Water Forum vows to turn on taps for all
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 The recent World Water Forum fleshed out the international community's commitment to supply safe drinking water to its poorest citizens, and the EU promoted its sustainable...
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'Nanotechnology can stimulate scientific cooperation' - Busquin
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Nanotechnology research can stimulate the exchange of knowledge and the development of international scientific networks, Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin said at a press...
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Full picture of the Rim
The Asia-Pacific Profile - Economic Dynamism in the Asia-Pacific - Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific - Governance in the Asia-Pacific
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Making research careers more attractive: concrete steps leading to brain-gain results
Brussels, 30 June 2004 In a knowledge-based economy, where new ideas and scientific knowledge are central to innovation and growth, investment in human resources in science & technology (S...
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EU Fulbright plan nets £125m
The European Commission has decided to invest €200 million (£125 million) more in a European equivalent of the Fulbright programme. Erasmus World will open universities in the European Union to...
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Update: 12:35
Currie expected to become Ofcom chairman Lord Currie of Marylebone, dean of City University business school and adviser to chancellor Gordon Brown, is expected to be appointed chairman of Ofcom, the...
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Applications are now open for IFS grants
Brussels, 18 July 2002 The Swedish-based International Foundation for Science (IFS) has issued a call for research grant applications from young scientists in developing countries. Access to research...
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Geologists await quake
A Himalayan earthquake that could result in unprecedented loss of human life is overdue, according to geologists. They have calculated that a swath of territory along a 600km line stretching from...
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If they sailed the oceans, show me the boats
Evidence suggests that man must have travelled by boat as early as 40,000BC, but the oldest known craft dates from just 8000BC. Sean McGrail reports. It is a little-known fact that there were seamen...
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Dossier of dirty deeds
Global Corruption Report 2004
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French council aids foreigners
Education minister Jack Lang and foreign affairs minister Hubert Védrine have set up a council to improve support for foreigners coming to study in France. The Conseil National pour L'accueil des...
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The paradigms of people power
The global anticapitalist movement links millions of ordinary people worldwide and has no historical precedent. So why are so few anthropologists involved? asks Nancy Lindisfarne. The third European...
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Why I agreed to become chairman of Leeds United
"Now that you are spending more time in Leeds you need to get some exercise." "Fine, I'll spend more time at the football club." Such Sunday morning banter with my wife eventually led me to become...