Correction
In 'Enticing the public with a private plan' ( THES July 13), it was stated that Capella University is seeking accreditation and that it had recently made a deal with General Motors. Capella is in...
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Prized rubble of emperors and sultans
One of the world's most important Roman sites is in danger of succumbing to years of neglect. Sylvia Smith reports on the project to save Volubilis and excavate its Islamic successor Spectacularly...
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Each year, three diseases kill 5.4 million people worldwide
As epidemics ravage the third world, Fabià Gumbau-Brisa reports on the issues facing this week's G8 summit. Each year, just three diseases kill 5.4 million people worldwide. Malaria kills at least 1...
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When patients can't afford the drugs, but drug companies can't cut their prices, who should foot the bill?
"The pharmaceuticals world, once I entered it, got me by the throat and wouldn't let me go. It had everything: the hopes and dreams we have of it; its vast, partly realised potential for good; and...
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Can't all sell dead sharks for a living
Perhaps 200 British artists live by their work alone. But there are alternatives to starvation in a garret for the latest art graduates. Helen Hague reports Even before the Royal College of Art's...
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The drink-drive generation
A report suggests that the baby-boomers might have trouble growing old gracefully. Olga Wojtas reports. Europe is facing dramatic social and economic changes as the population ages. The World Health...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Huntingdon Life Sciences has received the go-ahead from the Financial Services Authority to set up a rarely used shareholding structure to protect investors from animal rights...
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£2.35m spent on selling new degree The government today launched a £2.35 million advertising campaign to sell foundation degrees to the public and employers. The multimedia campaign will use the...
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Canadian project will link technology research Canada’s Foundation for Innovation is to invest C$15.9 million (£7 million) in a project led by Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, to develop a...
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Spider gets teeth into central Asia Scientists from Altai State University have warned that the Karakurt or Mediterranean black widow spider ( Latrodectus tredecimguttatus ) is on the increase in...
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OU appoints vice-chancellor Brenda Gourley, vice-chancellor of the University of Natal in South Africa, is to become vice-chancellor of the Open University. Professor Gourley believes that...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph A leading scientist investigating the use of human embryo cells in treating disease is being lured from America by more than £1 million of government funding. Financial Times Two&...
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US uncovers voting errors Faulty equipment, mismarked ballots and absentee voting errors were among the reasons for the failure of between 4 million and 6 million Americans to cast valid votes in...
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Gender pay gap widens The pay gap between male and female lecturers has grown with some universities paying women three-quarters of men’s salaries. An Association of University Teachers...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph Some young people believe that closing their eyes while having sexual intercourse will guard against pregnancy, a survey of doctors in Doctor magazine said yesterday. A description of...