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Stephen colbert The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Washington DC, April 29 The President of Iran recently declared that democracy has failed worldwide. That's an exaggeration. But as...
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A beacon of hope or dogmatic analogy?
The Very Reverend Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark, last month told a Cambridge University congregation the world is witnessing a Muslim Reformation. The Times Higher asks theologians and sociologists...
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Up the (fiercely staid) workers!
Why are academics more middle class than they were a generation and a half ago? asks Maria Misra The Future Foundation has just published a poll announcing the demise of Britain's defining...
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Are you ready for your close-up?
If you fancy seeing your research featured in the press and want to give broadcasters your expert view of events, you must prepare. Harriet Swain finds out what you need to become a headline act...
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Festering teacups, yes. Beard, no
Name : Alan Greaves Age : 36 Job : Lecturer in archaeology at Liverpool University. My teaching and research focus is classical Greek archaeology. My administrative roles include disability and...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I have heard many rumours about what full economic costing will mean for academic staff...
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Staff not software will trap cheats
Academics must lead multi-pronged war on plagiarism, universities are told. Jessica Shepherd reports Universities must stop looking for a quick fix to tackle student cheating and instead properly...
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Who got that cash?
A Kent University team led by senior research fellow Peter Aspinall has been awarded £156,000 to investigate the identities chosen by young mixed-race people. The study, backed by the grant from the...
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Wanted: young stars eager to shine on world stage
Glasgow University is seeking to tempt top young researchers from across the world in a full-page advertisement in The Times Higher this week. The ad trumpets 11 cross-disciplinary research...
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OECD Conference Considers Evidence that Patents Hinder Research, IP Watch Reports (link)
Madrid, 18 May 2006 During the first half of a two-day of an intellectual property conference, studies presented on whether patenting affects access for researchers concluded that although there is...
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Draft Opinion 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 dis
Brussels, 18 May 2006 PROVISIONAL 2005/07(COD) 4.5.2006 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Culture and Education for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on the proposal for a European...
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Amendments 1-5 for the Draft Opinion by Guy Bono Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme ÂMore Research and Innovation  Investing for Growth and Employment (2006/2005(INI)) (link)
Brussels, 18 May 2006 AMENDMENTS 1-5 Draft opinion Guy Bono (PE 371.981v01-00) Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme ­ More Research and Innovation ­ Investing for Growth and...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Improving Research Policies through the Open Method of Coordination -- European Commission conference on the open method of coordination in research
Brussels, 18 May 2006 European Commission conference on the open method of coordination in research Brussels, 18 May 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking the Austrian...
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Draft Summary of Conclusions of the 164th Meeting of the COST Senior Officials Committee Held in Brussels on 29/30 March 2006 (link)
Brussels, 18 May 2006 Full text of Document 248/06 Suite of documents 248/06 The CSO President welcomed the participants1 to the meeting, in particular the new delegates attending for the first time...
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Competition: Commission welcomes judgment of the Court of Justice in Archer Daniels Midland case (Amino Acids cartel)
Brussels, 18th May 2006 The European Commission welcomes today’s judgment by the European Court of Justice rejecting Archer Daniels Midland’s appeal in respect of the Amino Acids...