Pots of gold at the end of regional rainbows
Rich rewards are waiting for higher education institutions that plug into industry and play their part fully in regional development, says Richard Brown Involving higher education more in local...
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Literary sense left for political points
The Politics of Jane Austen
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Our world not beyond repair
Globalisation and its Discontents
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WHY I... agreed to go back to university - this time at Luton
Lembit Opik: Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire and a graduate of Bristol University. At the Sharp End airs at 7.30pm, 19 January on BBC2. Few people even know Luton has a university, never mind...
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If one sees an haitch, drop it
The New Elites
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The 'shambles' over Daresbury
Labour MP Ian Gibson attacks his government's handling of the siting of the new synchrotron source. Kam Patel reports Former academic and Labour MP Ian Gibson has launched a scathing attack on the...
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World Education Market 2002: <br> Voices of hope give courage to deliver
Can distance learning help get South African higher education back on its feet, asks Richard Mawditt For nearly a decade following the African National Congress initiative, which set the parameters...
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Consumption's potent political purchase
Cultural studies is fighting for its survival in a harsh research marketplace, says Richard Maxwell, while Mica Nava argues that shopping is all part of politics Until the late 1980s, consumption was...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 9 October 2003 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the new Regulations on tracability and labelling, which...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 9 October 2003 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the new Regulations on tracability and labelling, which...
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Councils share Pounds 4m costs of research into humanb side of IT
Adventurous research collaborations between social and computing scientists are being encouraged as the Economic and Social Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...
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City fathers win medal for style but last place in social events
The 1992 Olympics brought cash and kudos to Barcelona, but not everyone enjoyed the bonanza, reports Beatriz Garcia. The year 2002 will be remembered for many things in Britain - not least of which...
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Whole of UK will be online by 2002
The government underlined its commitment to full participation in the internet economy by bringing forward its connectivity targets at an Oxford University conference last week. Richard Barrington,...
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Research faces big overhaul
Review heralds far-reaching research funding changes, says Alison Goddard. Research funding is to be radically reformed following a fundamental review published today by the funding council. More...
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Still a white man's world
Hefce is increasingly alarmed that only 13.1 per cent of professors are women and just 3.8 per cent are from ethnic minorities. Helen Hague reports The stresses and disappointments of working in...