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Degrees in two years to ease student debt Students will be able to gain an honours degree in only two years as part of a “study anytime” revolution for higher education. Long summer holidays will end...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action E45 "European Forest Externalities (Euroforex)" (link)
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 247/06 Suite of documents 247/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action A32 "Open Scholarly Communities on the Web" (link)
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 246/06 Suite of documents 246/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images
Paris, 14 Apr 2006 Pictures ESA's Venus Express has returned the first-ever images of the hothouse planet's south pole from a distance of 206,452 kilometres, showing surprisingly clear structures and...
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NASA's Mars Rovers Head for New Sites After Studying Layers of Mars History (plus link to first Mars images from orbiter cameras)
Washington, 14 Apr 2006 NASA's Mars rover Spirit has reached a safe site for the Martian winter; its twin, Opportunity, is making fast progress toward a safe destination of its own. The two rovers...
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ESA Satellite Images of the Flooded Elbe River Update Working Topographic Maps
Paris, 14 Apr 2006 Photos Torrential rain and melting snow caused Germany's Elbe River to rise to a record high level in northern parts of the country over the weekend, flooding cities and damaging...
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"I/A" Item Note: Adoption of a Decision on the Conclusion of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation with Switzerland
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 8389/06 Suite of documents 8389/06 "I/A" ITEM NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Permanent Representatives Committee/Council No. Cion prop...
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Computing infrastructures for Europe
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 The European Science Foundation has launched a 'Forward Look' aimed at keeping Europe at the forefront of computational science. The scheme will enable researchers to develop...
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14,727 glowing ideas to help save the planet
UK institutions are developing a range of inspired initiatives to preserve forests and songbirds, reduce water use, cut fuel costs... and strike a few cheeky poses into the bargain. Olga Wojtas looks...
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Build smart for a bright future
Higher education is in a unique position to realise the dividends of sustainable buildings, says Peter James. The rewards are not only fiscal and functional - the very best work is celebrated in...
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Campus power
Harvard is cleaning up its act, and Leith Sharp has high hopes it will set a global example The Harvard Green Campus Initiative began in 2000 with a one-year grant. Over the past five years it has...
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Catalytic converters
Industry is greedy for graduates of sustainable development courses to help ensure that it enjoys long-term commercial returns. Matt Baker reports Sustainable development graduates are arguably among...
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Check in with CaSPr when your PC gives up the ghost
Institutions north of the border are working to embed sustainability on campus, says Olga Wojtas Universities may face prosecution if they dump computer monitors in a skip. But David Somervell,...
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Countdown to global meltdown
The Government needs to invest political energy in supporting a creative climate for research into the environment before it is too late, says Sara Parkin In January, Chancellor Gordon Brown asked...
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Introduction
We are a year into the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-14). What seemed a remote and worthy sentiment 12 months ago has become a pressing issue for governments,...