Men shopping? A load of billiard balls
Katrina Honeyman reveals how one man managed to lure male shoppers out of the closet and take the embarrassment out of a feminine pursuit - thus setting the stage to make the buying of clothes...
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Co-existence of genetically modified and conventional crops: roundtable on latest research results
Brussels, 4 April 2003 A roundtable meeting to examine the latest research results on the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops will be hosted by the European Commission on Thursday 24 April. A wide...
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APPOINTMENTS The British Library Philip Davies , professor of American studies at De Montfort University and chair of the British Association for American Studies, has been appointed director of the...
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Reaching for stars
The THES examines how countries are turning brain drain into brain gain. Awards that top up salaries are bringing talent back to the UK. Julia Hinde reports. When Roger Pedersen, a prominent American...
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Scrolla set to boost ICT study
Three universities have joined together to set up the Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning (Scrolla), whose aims include strengthening links between online teaching researchers and the...
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Equity can trip us up
Initiatives to give students a career boost may be failing those most in need, argues John Brennan If you were born on the wrong side of the tracks and you haven't become a professional footballer or...
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'We've gone beyond bottom pinching... but this is worse'
Institutionalised sexism discourages many women from a career in science. What's being done about it? asks Helen Hague. Baroness Greenfield broke the pre-publication purdah surrounding her keenly...
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Clouded view as two wars collide
A Great Civil War
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Biotechnology sector needs proper application of EU patent law, says Commission report
Brussels, 10 th October 2002 All Member States must fully and swiftly implement the 1998 Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (Directive 98/44 ,see MEMO/00/39 ) or Europe...
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Liftoff for Aurora: Europe's first steps to Mars, the Moon and beyond
Paris, 11 Oct 2002 Step by step, the European Space Agency's new Aurora space exploration programme is beginning to take shape. This ambitious programme, started by ESA in January 2002, sets out a...
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Biotechnology sector needs proper application of EU patent law, says Commission report
Brussels, 10 th October 2002 All Member States must fully and swiftly implement the 1998 Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (Directive 98/44 ,see MEMO/00/39 ) or Europe...
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Let universities throw off shackles of the state
Labour's review of higher education must create the conditions for adequate funding, says Richard Brown Higher education is vital for the future wealth and social development of the UK. Yet...
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Morris opens ivory towers to hit target
Education secretary Estelle Morris announced this week that higher education was to be redefined, possibly to include some further education, as a platform on which the government would base its...
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E-learning guru joins IT centre
E-learning guru Steve Molyneux has been appointed director of a national research centre that will investigate the impact of information technology on education, training and employment. The...
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Challenges for the new year and beyond
Margaret Hodge outlines the government's long-term strategy for addressing the key issues facing higher education. The year 2002 will be one of challenges for higher education - challenges for us in...