Danes put African fauna on the map
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have drawn the first comprehensive maps of the distribution of more than 3,900 species of birds, mammals, snakes and amphibians in sub-Saharan Africa. The...
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Magnetic model of the earth unveiled
A Danish satellite launched in February has produced the first accurate map of the Earth's magnetic field for 20 years. The satellite - which is named after Hans Christian Orsted (1777-1851), a...
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Cutting edge
Apparitions exist, there is no question in my mind that the phenomena described as apparitions are real. But what are they? For more than a century, the Society for Psychical Research has collected...
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Conakry
Two students were killed and others wounded when armed police opened fire on protesters marching on the palace of president Lansana Konte of Guinea to protest at the doubling of petroleum product...
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Rome
A team of six scholars - three Catholics and three Jews - are to have access to Vatican second world war archives to study the role of Pope Pius XII during the Nazi persecution of the Jews. The six...
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Money can't buy me love
(Photograph) - Attacked by a cream cake in Brussels and now snubbed by Canadian students, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates accepts the public pain of high office with good grace
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Western movies
The University of the West of England and other Bristol organisations have opened a centre where staff from local businesses can learn multimedia technologies. The multimedia centre at the Rackhay is...
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Dark dealings under scrutiny
Academics are at the frontline of exposing corruption, but winning the battle will require more effort. Karen MacGregor reports. The crucial role of research in the war against graft - especially its...
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Students get a fair chance to make a mark
How can students judge the quality of their own work? The idea that students might assess themselves and their peers raises doubts about reliability, standards and equity. Yet, ironically, these...
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Derby: call for full inquiry
Lecturers' union Natfhe is calling for an independent investigation into The THES's revelations that Derby University admitted students to degree courses in Israel without agreed minimum entry...
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Huazhong
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which has helped introduce computerised manufacturing systems into hundreds of state-owned firms in China, has won the United States Society of...
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Sydney
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won an Aus$50,000 (Pounds 19,000) peace prize from the University of Sydney Peace Foundation. The prize is awarded annually to an organisation or individual who has made...
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Israel to ensure institutions meet its academic criteria
Israel's ministry of finance has dropped plans to force the 50 foreign university extensions operating in the country to comply with the academic criteria of Israel's own universities, writes Helen...
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Benefit changes could hit poorest students
Changes to benefit rules could cause hardship for Britain's most needy students, the National Union of Students has warned. While most full-time undergraduates are not eligible to claim income...
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Eyewitness
Australians vote next week in a referendum to decide whether the country will cut its 210-year-old ties to the British monarchy and become a republic. Although polls show a clear majority favours a...