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Burglar, ghost, fiend, poet, drunk and hero
William Empson
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ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
Paris, 30 Nov 2004 The map is not the territory, runs the famous quote, but maps do represent an unparalleled tool for emergency management. Nobody knows this better than humanitarian organisations...
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Canada cashes in as US toughens up visa policies
Increased restrictions on foreign students in the US may have boosted international student numbers in Canada by more than 15 per cent. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has said...
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Canada cashes in as US toughens up visa policies
Increased restrictions on foreign students in the US may have boosted international student numbers in Canada by more than 15 per cent. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has said...
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The fair and the fowl
A researcher working on a global health issue at a top institution on a five-year contract should feel secure. But Ruth Harvey, who is investigating avian flu, tells Anna Fazackerley that the...
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Middlesex wins enterprise award Middlesex University has today won the Queen's award for enterprise, in recognition of its recruiting a high number of overseas students. It boosted overseas student...
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Travels in time put flesh on forebears
To comprehend the lives of the early humans who laid the foundations of civilisations, Steven Mithen sent a fictional observer to visit them Late one afternoon last October, I climbed a hill in...
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Life proved colourful in forgotten kingdoms
Silken Threads Lacquer Thrones
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Making the future with nanoelectronics: a strategy for Europe
Brussels, 29 June 2004 To become the world’s most competitive powerhouse, Europe must lead the transition of the micro-electronics sector to the next generation of nano-electronics, with co-ordinated...
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Mr José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission, "Europe: Art or Science?", Dies Celebration Opening Address, Delft University of Technology
13 January 2006 President van Luijk, Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by saying what an honour it is for me to open the 164th Dies Celebration of Delft University of Technology....
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Today's news
MPs urge greater independence for research councils The research councils, which fund scientific work in universities across the UK, should assert their independence from government in setting their...
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UCL marks 30 years of e-networking
The UK's first electronic messages were full of complaints about unexpected delays, writes Steve Farrar. Yet the bouts of lethargy that would suddenly afflict the net when Peter Kirstein was trying...
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UCL marks 30 years of e-networking
The UK's first electronic messages were full of complaints about unexpected delays, writes Steve Farrar. Yet the bouts of lethargy that would suddenly afflict the net when Peter Kirstein was trying...
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Latest research news
Aids epidemic threatens western Europe, warns UN The fastest-growing Aids epidemic in the world will soon be knocking on Western Europe's door, United Nations officials warned yesterday. The...