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Istanbul Bilgi University to host archaeology professor
CAMMA "Thursday Talks," organized by Istanbul Bilgi University Cultural Management Master Program (CAMMA) and Cultural Policy and Management Research Center (KPY), will host Professor Ian Hodder, the former director of the Çatalhöyük Research Project and a pioneer of post-processualism theory in archaeology, on June 2.
Darwin notebooks return to UK library
Two notebooks owned by naturalist Charles Darwin, including one containing a sketch of his famous Tree of Life, have been returned to Cambridge University's library, more than 20 years after they were reported missing.
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Life away from Earth Possible on New Type of Planets
In their search for potentially habitable planets outside our solar system, astronomers looked for exoplanets similar to Terra. Scientists now have a new class of habitable exoplanets to look for: the Hycean planets.
Slovenia ranks 9th in Agenda 2030 implementation
Ljubljana – Slovenia ranks 9th among 165 countries in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals, according to a report complied by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the wings of the UN, and the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation and the Cambridge University Press. Last year, it ranked 12th.
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Stephen Hawking’s office and archive to be preserved in UK
Papers and a diverse range of personal items belonging to the late British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking have been acquired by Cambridge University and a U.K. museum group.
Greek Cyprus not ready to share power and wealth, says Turkish Cyprus FM
Greek Cyprus is not ready to share power and wealth, but a move that will change the current conditions could be made, including halting the isolation of Turkish Cypriots, North Cyprus' Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay has said at a conference at Cambridge University.
Thanos Dokos appointed alternate adviser on national defense
Thanos Dokos, director-general at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), has been appointed as the alternate adviser on national defense to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to a decision made public Thursday.
The Best Universities in the World Ranking Published
A large-scale survey showed the latest ranking of the best universities in the world, according to the BBC and BGNES.
Universities in the United States dominate the ranking once again, with 7 of the first 10 higher education institutions located there. However, for the fourth consecutive year, the British University Oxford ranks first.
Repatriating two rare ancient vessels
Standing at just under 60 centimeters in height, two 4th century BC marble vessels - a funerary lekythos and a loutrophoros - that the Greek state is in negotiations to repatriate from Switzerland have traveled across four countries, changing hands dozens of times between mediators, merchants, art collectors and even police authorities.
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Cambridge lecture to shine new light on Phaistos Disk
The results of a 10-year study by British linguist Gareth Owens and Oxford University phonetics professor John Coleman to decipher the famously enigmatic Phaistos Disk of Crete will be presented at Cambridge University on February 3 in a lecture titled "From Linear B to the Phaistos Disk."