Supertext: The textbook that changed my life
I wish there had been a textbook that changed my life, not because I want to have my life altered but because I have never found a single textbook for the study of South Asian culture. It is too vast...
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Female campus wins US support
Plans for a Bangladesh-based university exclusively for women in south Asia have won the support of US congressmen, who called for $3 million (£2 million) in aid to help meet the start-up costs....
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Overlooked of Anatolia
Life and Society in the Hittite World
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Eastern horizons of the art and science of governing
Japanese Journal of Political Science
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Eastern horizons of the art and science of governing
Japanese Journal of Political Science
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Industrial ties keep US in prime position - but India is not far behind
Martin Ince dissects the data to identify centres of science-based excellence Big US institutions with strong industrial connections are in pole position in our table of the world's top universities...
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Latest research news
Medical research 'stifled by rules' A "catastrophic" increase in bureaucracy from new European regulations has slowed the pace of medical research in the UK and will make academics reliant on funding...
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Latest research news
Koreans link with Scots in £18m deals A fledgling Scottish firm and the University of Aberdeen have firmed up two multi-million research deals with South Korean partners - the first of what are hoped...
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Today's news
Oxford dons oppose individual reviews Oxford dons are resisting moves to introduce individual performance reviews in a stand-off with John Hood, the university's new vice- chancellor. In a debate...
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Ireland announces closure of high-tech research centre
Brussels, 18 Jan 2005 Media Lab Europe (MLE), the research and innovation laboratory in the field of digital technologies set up by the Irish government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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League lowdown 3
Latin American studies exist - except in The THES league tables. There, alongside Asia and Africa, we find a solitary America, of a distinctly Anglo hue. It is true that for the purposes of the RAE,...
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East-West curiosities exchange
Goa and the Great Mughal
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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
Brussels, 14 November 2005 Natural and manmade catastrophes in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, coupled with increased security needs, have further reinforced the case for improved monitoring...
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Liberté, égalité and a few Polish plumbers
Politics runs through French veins but, laments Jim Shields, the debate on Europe was anything but revolutionary "You were once my hero," cried a voice from the floor. "Now I think you're an imbecile...
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Today's news
CBI warning over pure science Universities should not focus on pursuing "pure science", business leaders are set to say. Putting scientific discoveries into action is what makes "the real difference...