Top Russian rector forced out
The rector of one of Russia's top universities has resigned after falling victim to the political fall-out following the arrest of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Leonid Nevzlin, who owns 8 per cent...
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EU votes on stem cells fail to solve problem
The European Parliament has moved closer to agreement on a common policy on the use of funds to finance experiments on human stem cells - but their proposals are likely to be ignored. Members of the...
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Moscow fire kilss 36 foreign students
Moscow fire and police officials were this week continuing their investigation into the deaths of 36 foreign students after a blaze at the Peoples' Friendship University. Vietnamese, Chinese, African...
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US insularity is a 'liability'
Americans' lack of knowledge about the world is a "national liability" in the war on terrorism, according to an association of US foreign-study directors. The Association of International Educators...
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Governance 'needs fusion'
Governance of higher education in the 21st century needs to fuse academic mission with executive capacity, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. A study of trends in...
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Student aims to catch cheats
A Canadian masters student aims to catch students in the act of plagiarism in an effort to understand why some copy directly from sources such as the internet. Melissa McGonnell is compiling a study...
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Think you belong on the world stage? Think again
Very few UK universities that describe themselves as 'global' institutions merit the term, argues Eric Thomas Thousands of universities worldwide have built up substantial and diverse international...
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Gary Day
The Tories have resurrected Michael Howard, but for Blairites the past, like the present, is dark and forbidding You know you're nearly in Leicester when the train slows by the cemetery on the...
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Today's news
Lecturer, 67, told she is 'too old' for college job A lecturer who was headhunted by an art college but rejected when it discovered that she was 67 years old, may sue for breach of...
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David Byrne, Renate Künast and Miguel Arias Cañete to open EU conference on risk perception
Brussels, November 2003 Senior figures from the worlds of politics, science and food will meet in Brussels on 4-5 December for an EU sponsored conference on risk perception. Keynote speakers will...
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Proposed Council Decision on "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006) (link)
Brussels, Nov 2003 Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending decision 2002/834/EC on the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: "Integrating and...
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Proposed Decision on the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between with Switzerland (link)
Brussels, Nov 2003 Proposal for a DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE COMMISSION on the signature on behalf of the European Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on...
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Study reveals the 'push' and 'pull' factors behind brain drain...
Brussels, Nov 2003 A pilot study supported by the European Commission has concluded that access to scientific equipment and technology is one of the main factors influencing researcher mobility and,...
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EU project develops low cost corrosion test for crude oil tankers
Brussels, Nov 2003 In response to devastating oil spillages caused by undetected corrosion in single hull tankers, such as the 1999 Erika disaster, the EU has funded an initiative that aims to...
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Conference agrees on importance of pan-European dimension for study of social values
Brussels, Nov 2003 The importance of the European Social Survey (ESS) lies not only in what it reveals about underlying social values across Europe, but also in its innovative organisational and...