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Particle Therapy: Educating the NHS

13 Aug 2009

As part of the ongoing effort to educate NHS professionals about the significant advantages that particle therapy can offer in the tre...

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Professor Robin Cohen appointed as Director-Designate of IMI

03 Aug 2009

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Robin Cohen as Director-Designate of the International Migration Institute (...


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An Agrarian Renaissance?

31 Jul 2009

On 2 July, Britain's foremost thinkers on global agriculture gathered at the 21st Century School to ask: "Should there be an agrarian ren...

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Keeping up to date over the summer

30 Jul 2009

The summer period provides a change in the pace and routine of an academic's life. During the months of July and August, many of the Scho...


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Taking the 'long view'

28 Jul 2009

The 21st Century School has embarked on a promising new collaboration with the UK's top business lobby organisation (the CBI) to p...

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Dr Goldin on 'safeguarding the future'

27 Jul 2009

As part of this year's TED Global conference, 21st Century School Director Dr Ian Goldin was invited to take part in a discussion on the ...


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Six things you need to know about 2030

21 Jul 2009

On Tuesday 21st July Dr Ian Goldin, Director of the 21st Century School, launched TED University 2009 with a presentation entitled "...

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Honorary degree recognises James Martin's vision

14 Jul 2009

On 15 July Dr James Martin was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Warwick, in recognition of his contributions to i...


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New stem cell research brings hope for more effective cancer therapies

13 Jul 2009

Dendritic cells differentiated from human embryonic stem cells may provide a more reliable and effective cancer therapy. A new st...

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Why Japan is the 'real world' model for climate policy

08 Jul 2009

As the world's leaders prepare to meet later this week at the G8 Summit in Italy, a new report argues that climate policy needs to...


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Summer Newsletter published

06 Jul 2009

We are delighted to announce the publication of our Summer Newsletter, which gives an overview of research activities, awards and achi...

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Intelligence Squared: Experts look towards 2050

01 Jul 2009

In an exciting new partnership, the 21st Century School is collaborating with Intelligence Squared, an influential and provocative Lon...