Blood is not the only social bond
The House in Southeast Asia
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Seats of learning
Anyone who feels that research isn't glamorous clearly isn't working at the University of West of England or University College London. The two institutions announced this week that they have forged...
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World encompassed
Poor organisation pushes poles abroad Polish academics would appear to be something of a law unto themselves when it comes to setting up courses and turning up to work.Disgruntled students are voting...
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Flying visits to ancestral homelands
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilisations
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Mandy Garner asks teachers how they manage Name: Rachel A. Harris Age: 35 Job: Lecturer in ethnomusicology at School of Oriental and African Studies Salary: £24,...
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Canine cancer revealed to be world's oldest cell line
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 Scientists and vets have traced a cancer that affects dogs around the world back to a single wolf or dog who probably lived in central Asia over 250 years ago. They found that...
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Second swig of ancient tipple
Archaeologists from Siena University and botanists from the University of Milan aim to reconstruct the DNA of the vines that the Etruscans and their ancestors used to make wine. The project is...
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Who got that cash?
Cambridge University has netted £283,000 towards a project that aims to post on the web all the writings - published and unpublished - of Charles Darwin. John van Wyhe, project director, said the...
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Cambodia is just one part of the story
Angkor - Before and After
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Environmental NGOs Welcome Aarhus Convention Amendment Giving Public Right to Participate in Decisions on GMO-Related Activities
Almaty , Kazakhstan , May 2005 Civil society organizations, gathered at the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention in Almaty, today welcomed an amendment to the Convention giving the...
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Imperial effort to bank a river
Mad about the Mekong
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Echoes from the cradle of dissent
Andrew Petersen traces the central role Iraq has historically played in Islamic Arab culture and its bearing on the current disastrous situation. Most people in the West, including many of our...
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Lifting the veil on a hidden concern
Keekok Lee and Mary Searle-Chatterjee ask if women should be allowed to cover up in class An international bank asks you to write a reference for a student in your seminar group. You hesitate. Her...
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Don't waste our talents, we're not illiterate idiots
From delivering lectures in Kabul to delivering pizzas in London, academic refugee Haroon Amirzada's woes did not end when he escaped the Taleban I was tortured for two years in a Taleban prison. The...
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Today's news
South Korean stem cell scientist sues for old job Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who was fired from one of the country's top universities after his team falsified landmark...