Money or nothing?
Jocelyn Prudence says that I am as rich as Croesus. Sally Hunt likens me to a church mouse with an unrectified anomaly (Features, April 14). Hunt tells me that there are untold billions available for...
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No surrogates
In response to the item about the Information Systems Journal 's rejection of a paper that used "students as surrogates for real people" (Peep's Diary, April 7), the ISJ publishes high-quality,...
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Better treatment
As a paranoid schizophrenic who had a major hallucina-tory breakdown in 1999, I thank my lucky stars that I was not treated by a "critical psychiatrist" such as Duncan Double (Features, April 21)....
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A revolting trip?
I note that the recent French protests are due to the revolting psyche of the French (Features, April 21). One presumes then that the UK lecturers' action is the result of Eurostar trips by...
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Onward Darwin's soldiers
As creationist John Mackay tours the UK, Stephen Phillips charts the evolutionists' campaign of resistance. John Mackay has toured the UK several times to preach his creationist view of the world. He...
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'Contestability': buzzword that could open academy's doors to private interest
Northumbria University's plan to hire a private provider to teach English has raised alarm over the shape of things to come. Nic Paton reports. Andrew Feeney is relieved to be in a job. Northumbria...
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Doorstops are dead, long live the web
Harriet Swain finds extras are no longer optional for business books. If your text doesn't come with DVDs, CDs and podcasts, it won't cut it in the student market. If you know anything about business...
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Irreverent approach pays off
Many are won over by Freakonomics' charms, including Huw Richards, who meets the duo behind the phenomenon. One measure of the success of Freakonomics , an original take on economics by journalist...
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Never short of winning strategy
Gerry Johnson tells Olga Wojtas how being big in textbooks allows him to flee the cold. Gerry Johnson is known throughout the world as co-author of the seminal textbook Exploring Corporate Strategy...
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Draft Opinion on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (link)
Brussels, 26 Apr 2006 PROVISIONAL 2006/2004(INI) 4.4.2006 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on...
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Geoinformation from space sharpens population density maps
Paris, 26 Apr 2006 In response to a growing demand for sharpened census data, GeoVille Information Systems has developed 'real-world population' maps based on Earth observation, under a contract...
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Draft Report on the Proposed Regulation laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the diss
Brussels, 26 Apr 2006 PROVISIONAL 2005/07(COD) 7.4.2006 ***I DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for the participation of...
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Draft Report on the Proposed Council Regulation (Euratom) laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programm
Brussels, 26 Apr 2006 PROVISIONAL 2004/0014(CNS) 10.4.2006 * DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation (Euratom) laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research...
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Agenda of the COST JAF Group, 10/11 May 2006
Brussels, 26 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 1516/06 Welcome address by Prof. Enric BANDA, the Director of the Catalan Foundation of Research and Innovation 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Approval of...
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Agenda of the Research Working Party, 28 April 2006
Brussels, 26 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 1517/06 1. Rules of participation ­ examination of the Presidency working document on the draft General Approach doc. DS 317/06 2. 7th Framework...