Unhealthy finances
As someone who worked in the National Health Service for 23 years before joining the higher education sector, I disagree with Pat Rattigan's Malthusian view that "the nation's health has deteriorated...
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Exam prep: discuss
Thanks to Harriet Swain (Working Knowledge, December 2), I now know how to go about preparing exam papers. Read article on exam preparation: five minutes. Reread last year's exam to refresh memory:...
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The good Jewish boys go into battle
A fierce row has erupted in the US between a maverick scholar and a legal giant. Mandy Garner reports on allegations of plagiarism and anti-Semitism If you were asked to picture the scene evoked by...
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Top brass in the war on terror train their sights on US campuses in search of raw recruits
Homeland security studies are seeing red-hot growth as America's new Cold War hits campus. Stephen Phillips meets the field's ex-military linchpins Role-playing isn't commonplace in postgraduate...
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Santa's a big hoodie, but we don't give him an ASBO
There's far more to society's most maligned garment than just youthful rebellion, argues Nigel Barley Smash facist hoodie ban!" It is scrawled on a wall round the corner from University College...
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Lifting the veil on a hidden concern
Keekok Lee and Mary Searle-Chatterjee ask if women should be allowed to cover up in class An international bank asks you to write a reference for a student in your seminar group. You hesitate. Her...
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A planet-friendly meeting of minds...
Euan Nisbet joins the band of dedicated experts who monitor the Earth's lungs, while Andrew Goudie considers life's bleak future in a warming world The parties to the Kyoto Protocol met in Montreal,...
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Key Role in Galileo for Inmarsat -- Satellite Communications Provider to run Galileo Operations Company
London, 14 Dec 2005 Inmarsat to run Galileo's network operations arm Inmarsat will play a key role in one of Europe's largest industrial projects, the construction of a global satellite navigation...
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Second interim report by Working Party on Nuclear Safety (link)
Brussels, 14 Decembere 2005 Full text of Document 15458/1/05 Revision 01 Suite of documents 15458/1/05 Subject: Second WPNS interim report Pursuant to the WPNS working plan, delegations will find...
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Text of proposal to establish instrument for nuclear assistance (link)
Brussels, 14 Decembere 2005 Full text of Document 15171/1/05 Revision 01 Suite of documents 15171/1/05 No. prev. doc.: 14075/05 ATO 97 RELEX 595 PESC 960 FIN 413 Subject: Proposal for a Council...
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EP Legislative Resolution on Scientific and technological cooperation agreement between the EC, the EAEC and the Swiss Confederation *
Strasbourg, 14 Dec 2005 European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community and the...
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Is there a brain drain? What Europe does for its researchers
Brussels, 14 December 2005 It is regularly said that Europe has to become “the most competitive knowledge-based society” in the world. A key element of this is the European...
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Expert offers thoughts on integrating socio-economic research into framework programmes
Brussels, 14 Dec 2005 While some success has been achieved in integrating socio-economic research across the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), the overall effort must be maintained and strengthened,...
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Workshop on climate change, air quality research and policy -- Dublin, 9/10 January
Brussels, 14 Dec 2005 A workshop on common issues affecting climate change and air quality research and policy will take place in Dublin, Ireland, on 9 and 10 January. The ACCENT project (aerosols:...
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OECD Conference on Digital content creation, distribution and access -- Rome, 30/21 January
Brussels, 14 Dec 2005 An OECD conference on the future digital economy will take place in Rome, Italy, on 30 and 31 January. Jointly organised by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...