Danes lost for words on net
One adult Dane in five is so bad at English that computers, the internet and the information highway are forbidden territory. Even everyday conversations can be difficult when the people they talk to...
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Professor reads newspaper in ton-up robocar on autostrada
Alberto Broggi, professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Pavia, last week rode in a robot-driven car along 100 kilometres of motorway from Parma to Bologna. As the car cruised...
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Building a portal for the people
Chris Batt tells Sylvia Simmons why the new public library network will change lives, particularly those of academics "The clearest measure of my performance over the next three years will be that by...
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Introducing a truly open market is the only way to
THE PRIVATE SECTOR. UK public universities will have to move closer to the private sector in order to survive. In which case, they will have to change their ways, says Marcel Van Miert. The choice of...
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Don't neglect the backbone
ACADEMIC-RELATED STAFF. Any employment structure for academic-related staff should enable their careers to flourish, says Stephen Court. Academic-related staff are the unassuming backstage...
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Everybody in? Not yet
PARTICIPATION. Participation in higher education has risen but many entry barriers remain, especially for the poor. Diana Green says new developments could help bring down the hurdles. It is now a...
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Avoid statements, beat Venter at his own game
There seems to be little governments can do to stop Craig Venter and other genome capitalists making hefty royalties from human genes. This week the British and US governments are planning to do what...
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Lib Dems can drive impetus for further change
Little by little, support for mature and part-time students is improving. Higher education minister Baroness Blackstone used her speech to the vice-chancellors last week to announce extra money in...
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Hard-pressed to fit the pieces in quality jigshaw
Is the Quality Assurance Agency in too much of a hurry to implement its framework and methodology of quality assurance? As one much involved with the agency over the past two years, I sympathise with...
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Leading from the front
UK scientists agree money should be spent on European projects. But why are they not doing more to lead the challenge against the Americans? Steve Farrar reports. It split the last Conservative...
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Cutting edge
Collaboration between Sheffield Hallam and industry has unlocked the commercial potential of high-speed machine drilling. As a result of an interview between a Sheffield Hallam University professor...
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Research collaboration will make computers sound more human
Speech and language processing researchers are benefiting by comparing notes. They meet at the Royal Society this week, writes Wendy Barnaby. If you live in the United States, you can buy and sell...
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Boyle the alchemist
Robert Boyle, the 17th-century philosopher celebrated as the founder of modern chemistry, was an alchemist who spent his life in pursuit of the mythical philosopher's stone, according to historians....
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The cost of playing away
Britain's most far-flung football teams may have the most formidable grounds but will suffer when playing away, according to statisticians who have calculated how significant home advantage can be in...
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Germany meets Serbs to counter academic isolation
Germany's main higher education and research bodies have held talks with Serbian academics to try to revive a dialogue in the wake of Nato's war on Serbia. The Rectors' Conference, the Alexander von...