China to fund new science university in Malawi

posted: 11th June 2010.

A new science university will be built in Malawi which will be funded by the Chinese government. The science university is part of the country’s initiative to open “five new institutions of higher l...

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AAAS supports ‘right to benefits of science’

posted: 5th May 2010.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has given its support behind the efforts “to figure out just what it is meant by the human right to the benefits of science”. The right was es...

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Obituary: Sir James Black

posted: 5th May 2010.

Sir James Black, the Nobel laureate who developed propranolol – the drug that changed the treatment of angina, heart attacks and high blood pressure and cimetidine - used to treat gastric  ulcers, p...

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Rudd announces new ANU China Centre

posted: 5th May 2010.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the establishment of the Australian Centre on China in the World. The centre will be built at the Australian National University and aims to be the “pr...

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Broad effort to lift English proficiency

posted: 5th May 2010.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations in Australia has drawn up an official strategy designed to lift standards of academic English in the universities. The Good Practice P...

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Reforms challenge academic standards

posted: 27th April 2010.

Hong Kong seems to be leading the way when it comes to academic reforms. The country’s ambitious reform towards a “broader university curriculum is being watched closely by a number of countries see...

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