Cary Cooper: Virtual escape into another world
LIVING IN SECOND LIFE We already inhabit virtual worlds. Whether we are aware of it or not, increasingly, many of our relationships are created, maintained and developed through the internet. We are...
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Hezbollah is tolerant - just not of Jews
Lebanon's revolutionaries see a multi-faith future but not one that can find a place for Israel and Judaism, says Fred Halliday I had been in Beirut for two days in spring 2004 when I received an...
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What Constantine could teach Rowan Williams
The Roman emperor faced similar problems to the Archbishop in dealing with internal divisions, says Averil Cameron In his present travails, the Archbishop of Canterbury might be well advised to look...
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Telly can make science pants
When Kevin Fong found himself in a car park with a semi-clad man squatting over a pop bottle, it dawned on him that embracing the media can be hazardous I believe that the academic community has a...
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Thick skin? Then head for the top
If you've set your heart on the vice-chancellorship, you need to know a few things, says Harriet Swain. Research will have to take a back seat, you'll benefit from clear goals and you must be willing...
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Keeping calm with smalls strategy
Name: Tricia King Age: At my age and stage, I think I need to be discreet about this and my salary. Job: Director of external relations, Birkbeck, University of London. Background: First degree in...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am an academic-related member of staff at an institution where my partner is an...
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Who got that cash?
There is no obvious link between the Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna and the great film director Alfred Hitchcock. Nor is there an obvious link between these two characters and East Anglia -...
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Lecture hours rise
Staff work harder to compensate for lack of study space, writes Tony Tysome Universities have extended the teaching day by the equivalent of nearly one and a half days a week in a bid to relieve...
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Today's news
Ethical red tape is stifling us, say medical researchers NHS red tape and ethical safeguards brought in after the Alder Hey body parts scandal are stifling research into new medicines, according to...
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College of Europe Masters Thesis on The EU's Contribution to Global Governance: The Case of Global Infectious Diseases (extract)
Brussels, 03 Aug 2006 Thesis presented by Oliver WIECHOCZEK for the degree of Master of European Studies at the College of Europe (Prague, June 2006) Full text [...] Abstract In an increasingly...
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World's deepest offshore wind farm almost up and running
Brussels, 03 Aug 2006 Wind energy is believed to be one of the most mature renewable technologies, offering an alternative to unsustainable oil and gas. Although the technology for wind farms is...
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Dementia risk factors identified
Brussels, 03 Aug 2006 Swedish-Finnish team has identified the factors associated with dementia for the first time, from a 20-year study into the effects of ageing. The team has devised a simple test...
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European Venture Market -- Potsdam, 4-6 October
Brussels, 03 Aug 2006 The European Venture Market for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will be held in Potsdam, Germany between 4 and 6 October 2006, organised by Hasso Plattner...
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Nano2Life summer scientific meeting
Brussels, 03 Aug 2006 On 5-7 September the European Network of Excellence Nano2Life will hold its summer scientific meeting at University College Cork in Ireland. The objective of Nano2Life is to...