Rise in tuberculosis cases requires action
Brussels, 31 Mar 2006 Drastic rises in the numbers of TB cases in Eastern Europe have caused alarm around the EU. Tuberculosis (TB) infects up to one-third of the world's population, and kills more...
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Future brightens for north Cypriots
Higher education in the Turkish-controlled area of Cyprus continues to languish under an international embargo after Greek Cypriots rejected the United Nations' latest reunification plan. The...
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See the sea and all its currents
Rethinking the Mediterranean
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To Bollywood and beyond
South Asian Popular Culture
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Life, death and the lie of the land
Royal Siamese Maps
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Unity urged for African revival
South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has called on African universities to raise their voices on the continental stage to assist development and respond to unprecedented support from developed...
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Today's news
Triple whammy of changes to visas 'will deter students' Universities condemned as wholly unjust yesterday government plans to deny the right of appeal to foreign students whose visa applications have...
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Enterprising Middlesex
Middlesex University won the Queen's award for enterprise this week, in recognition of its recruitment of a high number of overseas students. It boosted overseas student numbers by 43 per cent...
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Hungary host first world science forum
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 Under the patronage of the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, and the President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Madl, the first world science forum will take...
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Hungary host first world science forum
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 Under the patronage of the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, and the President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Madl, the first world science forum will take...
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UN report highlights internationalisation of research and development
Brussels, 06 Oct 2005 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued its annual World Investment Report (WIR) on 29 September. WIR 2005 includes UNCTAD's first-ever survey on...
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Alison Wolf
True innovation comes from individuals, who are better served by idiosyncratic foundations than bureaucratic institutions Many people probably know that the first Apple computer was built by two non-...
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British biotech told: take 'bold steps' and stand up to rivals
The British biotechnology industry may be a big fish in the European pond but it is struggling to keep pace with competition from the US and Asia, according to a report, Paul Hill writes. The annual...
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An ancient high ideal that makes brutes of us all
What do Bush, Blair and Alexander the Great have in common? They have all been seduced by an Aristotlean vision of the 'civilising' empire. Margaret Doody explains. Alexander the Great is the first...
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New brochure provides insight into recent developments in international research cooperation
Brussels, 07 Sep 2004 A new publication from the European Commission's Research DG outlines the international cooperation activities in the field of research that took place between January and June...