A political historian from The University of Manchester is bidding to solve the mystery of why the UK's colleges of education suddenly disappeared in the 1970s.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

May 02, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

It seems the US in not going to avoid the sequester—the $85 billion worth of federal spending cuts due to kick in March 1, 2013. There will be across the board cuts to government agencies, applying equally ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 01, 2013 4.3 / 5 (6) 2

Australia's peak body for higher education, Universities Australia, has been debating the relationship universities have with government.

Other Sciences - Other

Nov 26, 2012 not rated yet 0

Smiling shyly, Wassan Saleh admitted to being the face of a vast problem across Iraq's bureaucracy that officials are now trying to remedy: she had never used a computer.

Technology - Internet

Oct 21, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 1

Nearly 1,000 civil servants in Taiwan must take classes in cyber security after falling for a trap set up by their employer to test Internet safety, an official said on Wednesday.

Technology - Internet

Sep 19, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2

India has found a way to monitor BlackBerry corporate emails without asking developer Research in Motion (RIM) to hand over encryption codes a report said Wednesday, which could help end a standoff with the ...

Technology - Software

Aug 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

An Austrian group fighting for clearer privacy policies on Facebook complained Monday that the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) was keeping it in the dark about proceedings.

Technology - Internet

Jul 30, 2012 not rated yet 0

Vietnam's young, tech-savvy population is turning to the Internet to break out of an economic system stifled by decades of communist rule, leading to a boom in e-commerce.

Technology - Business

Jun 20, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increasingly seeing the light and realising that year-round sun may be a cheap if partial answer to an enormous energy crisis.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

Research by social psychologists could and should play a bigger role in local and national policymaking, say a group of Sussex academics.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 01, 2012 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II.

Technology - Business

Jan 01, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 1

Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body.

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Jan 01, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(AP) -- The British government has told civil servants: Go forth and tweet.

Technology - Internet

Jul 28, 2009 2 / 5 (1) 1