Japanese shy from netiquette
If you look at an average Japanese university website, you would think that the country had an acute shortage of web designers. "In a society which prides itself on presentation, it is surprising...
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NI duo unite to turn out entrepreneurs
Northern Ireland's two universities are working together in an initiative to promote entrepreneurship among students. The Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship (Nicent) is a joint venture...
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Intellectual property rules ruffle feathers
Joint research projects between European Union universities and industries are often hindered by shortcomings in EU internet intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation, a report by the European...
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Cambridge armed with strong idea
Engineers at the University of Cambridge have designed a device to give a "helping arm" to people with muscular weaknesses such as muscular dystrophy or motor neurone disease. Prototypes have been...
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Rector calls for fund revolution
Fundamental funding reform of British universities is essential for the country to prosper in the knowledge economy, Sir Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College, London, said last week. "If United...
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Do you want the good news or the bad?
The World at 2000
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The deadly hubris of US in Russia
Failed Crusade
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Airborne victory forged in infernos
Former bomber navigator Patrick Moore discusses the effectiveness and the inhumanity of the Allies' bombing raids during the second world war. The second world war ended more than half a century ago...
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A digital drama of logical and tragic lives
The Universal Computer
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, comes from a novelist who is interested in wind, sand and stars: "Once, when I was six years old I saw a...
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Hacker goodies take on the dastardly Gates
Rebel Code
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Chomsky on winning sides again
A New Generation Draws the Line
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An open door to odyssey
Power
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Fred's tips and other debates
Justice and Punishment
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Bitter victims of an ethnic divide
The Catholics of Ulster