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• Coffee time: The news quiz

  - 2008-08-09

  1 What, known to be contagious in humans, did a scientific study at Birbeck College, University of London suggest can be 'caught' by dogs? 2 Which swimmer was chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain at the Olympic opening ceremony? 3 Which celebrity chef apologised after mistakenly...

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• Research and Markets: Discover the Fundamental Questions About the Emergence of Human Society

  - 2008-07-01

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b08325/early_human_kinshi) has announced the addition of the "Early Human Kinship" report to their offering. Questions of 'kinship' have always been at the center of anthropology. Was there a connection between the beginnings of language and the beginnings of organized 'kinship and marriage'? How...

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• Understanding the human factor in climate change; Expert verdict DR TIM GABRIEL , lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Huddersfield, looks at climate change in conjunction with DR MARK STEPHENS, research associate in quaternary science, Royal Hollow

  - 2008-04-22

  Byline: DR MARK STEPHENS PYRAMID building mammoths in Egypt? Man-eating Dinosaur-ostriches? Two of the rather bizarre historical inaccuracies observed in the most recent film 10,000 BC. Not only were pyramids built a mere 4,000 years ago (2,000 BC), but archaeological remains indicate the dino-ostriches lived around...

  Tags: Earth, University of London

• Unconventional Wisdom: Parenting stepchildren: A touchy job

  - 2008-02-23

  Divorce demands more maturity than marriage. That's because, for the sake of your kids, you're compelled to cooperate with the one person on the planet who upsets you most. So you stifle nosy questions to your daughter about what men Mom is seeing. You swallow the giddy  gotcha!  that wells...

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• Humanism after colonialism

  - 2008-02-01

  Humanism after colonialism. Alvares, Claudia. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 318 pages $62.95 Paperback B821 Alvares (culture and communication, Lusofona U. Portugal) releases to the larger political science community her June 2001 doctoral dissertation at the University of London. She addresses the...

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• Quizam Signs Deals With 15 Schools in Spain, France, Denmark, Czech Republic, Iceland and UK.

  - 2008-01-25

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 25, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Quizam Media Corporation ("Quizam" or "the company") (TSX VENTURE:QQ) is pleased to announce it has signed deals with 15 more schools to use its flashcard learning software. The Schools are: ...

  Tags: Readers, software, University of London

• Errata

  - 2007-11-01

  Gerard P. Moss, professor at Queen Mary, University of London, provided the following clarification regarding an article about William Perkin's discovery of mauveine that appeared in the March-April 2007 CI, pages 4-7. "In the preamble of John Malin's feature describing CHEMRAWN, he quotes Bryant Rossiter, first chair of the...

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• Coaching and Mentoring in Higher Education: A learning-centred approach

  - 2007-09-01

  Coaching and Mentoring in Higher Education: A learning-centred approach Eileen Carnell, Jacqui MacDonald and Susan Askew Institute of Education, University of London ISBN 0-85743-752-9 Paperback 15.00 [pounds sterling] There has been a great deal written about coaching and mentoring: anyone involved in management training has probably read most of...

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• WORLD Tonight: Stroke shame

  - 2007-08-24

  THE UK has the worst outcome for stroke victims in western Europe and must improve, Prof Hugh Markus, from the Centre for Clinical Neuroscience at St George's, University of London, said today. Despite spending the same amount or more as other countries on care, the UK still lags behind.

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• Unigene In-Licenses Potential Therapies for Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease from University of London

  - 2007-08-10

  FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) has acquired exclusive commercial rights to a combination therapy with potential value in the treatment of certain inflammatory diseases, and a novel peptide that may find application in the treatment of certain cardiovascular diseases. These rights were acquired from Queen Mary, University...

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