A serial killer still lurking in shadows
Luckily, last year's Sars epidemic was brought under control quickly and efficiently. But, warns Roy Anderson, we may not be so fortunate next time round. On December 26 the Chinese ministry of...
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Lovely pix, lotus imposture
Buddhism
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From backroom boy to leading light
Followers to Leaders
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Sucking the life out of the past and flattening history
China and Historical Capitalism
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The Black Death: was it caused by rats or viruses?
Biology of Plagues
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Hospital Solidarity Network against AIDS: Presidency launches project
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Hospital solidarity to fight against aids. Note from Presidency to Council. Brussels, 12 June 2002 (document 9944/02 SAN 84). Full text This initiative is rooted in the...
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Research in tropical animal health
Deadline: 31/08/2001
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Genius failed to find human touch
The Man who Found the Missing Link
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Latest research news
Inventors get more cash to plug brain drain Nesta, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, has been given a grant of £95 million by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport....
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Can this old house offer a new window on the world?
As Chatham House loses its director after a brief tenure, Claire Sanders considers the institute's challenges. When Chris Gamble, the first female director of the Royal Institute of International...
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UK must keep grip on market
UK universities and colleges are in danger of being squeezed out of the burgeoning multibillion-pound overseas student recruitment market, the British Council has warned. Major competitors such as...
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UK must keep grip on market
UK universities and colleges are in danger of being squeezed out of the burgeoning multibillion-pound overseas student recruitment market, the British Council has warned. Major competitors such as...
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Academic troops shore up the information front in war on terror
The desire to understand the events of 9/11 has been a commercial boon for scholarly works from specialist presses, writes Karen Gold. In the summer of 2001, when New York's twin towers seemed to...
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France lays out welcome mat
Foreigners who want to study in France should soon find it easier to take up residence and support themselves there. Education minister Jack Lang and minister of foreign affairs Hubert Vedrine have...
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Conceptual clarity but cock-eyed Coptic in hard-to-follow script
A History of Writing