We will undermine the principle of equality'
Will it deliver designer babies to the wealthy or eradicate disease among the poor? Stephen Phillips ponders biotechnology's potential to shape our future, Francis Fukuyama (below, left) urges...
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Beaten, banged up but still unbowed
Pramoedya Ananta Toer has endured prison and had his books banned. But at 75, international recognition has finally beckoned. C. W. Watson reports. Book burnings and raids on libraries have been the...
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US schools feel the pinch
Student recruitment efforts worldwide are suffering from crises in the Middle East and Asia Jae Lee is studying international relations at Boston University. But the 20-year-old South Korean student...
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Dispatches from the front
Scenes from the End - A War to be Won
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Fight the right war
We must not let the battle against terrorism turn into a clash of civilisations, writes Azzam Tamimi These are difficult times for Muslims worldwide, but in particular for those in Europe and America...
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Erasmus World: a European higher education scheme to attract more students from third countries and enable European students to study in other countries
Brussels, 17 July 2002 How can we strengthen links between our universities to improve the quality and competitiveness of our higher education? How can higher education in the European Union be made...
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EU Action Plan to boost research efforts in Europe
Brussels, 29 April 2003 The European Commission will present tomorrow a roadmap with detailed measures to encourage public and private players across Europe to upgrade their research effort. The...
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The first Asian tigers
Reorient
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Brussels seeks state targets for research staff and output
European Union countries could face new benchmarks on staff numbers, spending and achievements in research, under proposals discussed in Brussels this week. Research ministers, meeting as The THES...
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Statement by Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation on behalf of the EU at the Pan-European Regional Preparatory Conference, Bucharest 7 - 9 November
Copenhagen, 07 Nov 2002 Check against delivery. Statement by Mr Helge Sander Danish Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation on behalf of the European Union Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen...
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Industrious habits of cities past
Indus Age - Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
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QAA forges links to keep Britain ahead of the US and Australia
British higher education is playing the quality card in its efforts to compete with Australia and the United States for a share of the Southeast Asian market. Close links between government...
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Australian v-cs sign French exchange deal
Committees representing Australian and French vice-chancellors have signed a formal agreement on co-operation involving staff and student exchanges, research collaboration and mutual recognition of...
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Family china may be chipped but it is still very much in use
Chinese Big Business and the Wealth of Asian Nations
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Thailand to get 'western' university
British and Australian universities face a new competitor for students from the burgeoning economies of Southeast Asia. Academics and administrators from North Carolina's Duke University are helping...