Shares but no sharing
So the bell has tolled on "the leather-jacketed pseudo-proletarian lecturer" ("Up the (fiercely staid) workers!", May 19). What deluded romantics they were, not a smart suit or a share portfolio...
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When it all kicks off before kickoff
At the World Cup in June, lecturer Geoff Pearson is bound to be caught up in any unrest. Huw Richards explains Geoff Pearson already knows exactly what he'll be doing on his 32nd birthday on June 20...
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The rise of the not-so-silent partner
What do parents have to say about the lecturers' pay dispute? Quite a lot now that they are paying for their offspring's education, says Harriet Swain Amid student protests, union defiance and...
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Learn to keep your cool
Extreme weather is becoming increasingly common, and, if humans are to survive, they must adapt to climte change. Becky McCall explains During the first 20 days of August 2003, 14,802 people died in...
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Is sharing a cup of tea with Christian 'enemies' enough?
As the Government begins a review of how Islam is taught, Michael Mumisa says students must be free to reinterpret classic texts in a way that goes beyond political correctness Bill Rammell, the...
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Emerging from the eye of the storm
New Orleans is fighting to get back on its feet after Hurricane Katrina, reports Helen Taylor Driving into New Orleans, one of the first things you notice are signs for the four Rs: "Recover, Rebuild...
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SE/RSE Enterprise Fellowships
Deadline: 27/10/2006
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ITER parties come to an agreement on the world’s largest international scientific partnership
Brussels, 24 May 2006 ITER, a project to demonstrate the potential of fusion as an energy source, will be the world’s biggest scientific collaboration of its kind and involve countries representing...
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ITER and fusion energy research – your questions answered
Brussels, 24 May 2006 ITER, a project to demonstrate the potential of fusion as an energy source, will be the world’s biggest scientific collaboration of its kind and involve countries...
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Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (Extract from press release on Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of 29/30 May 2006)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 Tuesday 30th May In February 2004, the European Commission adopted an action plan, (2004-2008) on Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security. The plan outlines steps...
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Publication of GALILEO signal interface definition document
Brussels, 24 May 2006 A most important step in the Galileo programme has been achieved: on 23 May 2006, the document describing the GALILEO signal definition was published on the website of the...
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Commission approves plan for disposal of radioactive waste at Comurhex plant in France (OJ link)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 Commission opinion of 23 May 2006 concerning the modified plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the Comurhex plant located in Pierrelatte in France, in accordance with...
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Research Policy (Extract from press release on Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of 29/30 May 2006)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 Tuesday 30th May The Council is expected to adopt a General Approach on the FP7, i.e. on the budget and the content of the programme. This General Approach will take into...
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European Space Policy (Extract from press release on Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of 29/30 May 2006)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 Tuesday 30th May With the increase in environmental monitoring, navigation systems, weather forecasting, toll collection, early flood warnings. - the role that space plays in...
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Brussels, 29/30 May 2006 (full report)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 The EU Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 March at 9.30 under the chairmanship of Austrian Federal Minister for Economics and Labour Mr...