Beyond the league of gentlemen
Matthew Reisz charts learned societies' evolution from a world of armchairs and empire to inclusive, forward-thinking advocates for their disciplines
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Brussels, 25 September 2006 (full version)
Brussels, 22nd September 2006 The EU Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 25 September under the chairmanship of Mauri Pekkarinen, Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry. The...
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David BYRNE: Driving Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth in Europe, Governors' Meeting for Health Care Industry, Food Beverage, Retail and Consumer Goods - WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - New York, 3rd Febr
New York, 3rd February 2002 Introduction It is a great pleasure to have been invited here this evening to address such a distinguished audience from the health care, food beverage, retail and...
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BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- Open Business Innovation Leadership: The Emergence of the Stakeholder UniversityEdited by Aldo Romano, professor of innovation management, University of Salento. Palgrave...
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French government tells of 'competitiveness clusters' success story
Brussels, 04 Sep 2006 The French government has produced the first annual review of its regional clusters of competitiveness initiative, finding that results so far would suggest that the clusters...
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A web of disasters waiting to occur
The Next Catastrophe
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I can't hear you...
Ministers regularly state their commitment to 'evidence-based' policy, but then seem to ignore academics. Rebecca Attwood asks if it is merely confusion over what constitutes evidence
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Cheques and balances
A move to put research on a sustainable footing was keenly embraced by all sides, but disagreements over implementation are hindering progress. Zoe Corbyn reports
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ART AND DESIGNArchitecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro.By Robert Kirkbride, director of studio 'patafisico and associate professor, Parsons The New School for...
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Persecution (is) complex
The introduction of a managerialist culture has coincided with a rise in accusations of bullying. But is there really more mistreatment, or are academics accustomed to autonomy overreacting to firm...
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Windfall for stem-cell science
MRC distributes £15m to help turn discoveries into applications that advance patient care. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Presidency questions for exchange of views on modernising higher education in Europe
Brussels, October 2006 Full text of Document 14185/06 Suite of documents 14185/06 Brussels, 25 October NOTE from Presidency to Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 1) No. prev. doc.: 14165/06...
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Applying the great lesson of Faraday
New EPSRC head Dave Delpy sets out his mission to hit short and long- term goals. Any student of science will tell you that Michael Faraday's research led to the development of practical devices such...
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Defend your core by going abroad
The Only Sustainable Edge
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? = forthcoming reviewART AND DESIGN- Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black PortraitureBy Richard J. Powell, John Spencer Bassett professor of art and art history, Duke University. University of Chicago...