Chthonic and iconic
David Walsh, the multimillionaire gambler turned cultural patron, has dug deep for art - literally. Peter Hill descends into the heart of the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania
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Diary
LondonLearning to Dwell: Adolf Loos in the Czech LandsPioneering modernist architect Adolf Loos (1870-1933) is probably most famous for work in Vienna such as the Cafe Museum and the Karntner (...
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The Pick - Humanity in War
Humanity in WarNational War Museum, Edinburgh From 25 February until January 2012The Red Cross, founded in the 1860s, has a history that runs closely parallel with that of photography. The archives...
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Science - but not as we know it
"We're thinking along very similar lines." That was the response of our Head of Macrame Studies, Professor Sylvia Hitching, to the claim by Michael Earley, principal of the Rose Bruford College of...
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That sinking feeling
US undergraduates' lack of learning bodes ill for the UK, says Alan Ryan
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Leader: America's pyrrhic victory
The US has some outstanding universities, but there is a dark side to its achievements, which the UK would do well to avoid
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Research intelligence - Tiny steps to new world, but UK is stumbling
Nobel laureate excoriates the 'butchers' blocking progress in nanoscience. Paul Jump reports
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The week in higher education
"Well done, Tony Blair in 2004 and well done, David Cameron today." Such sentiments may not be shared by universities whose teaching grant has been cut by 80 per cent or by students about to see...
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From where I sit - 'Pure' and 'impure' thought
"Welcome to the Land of the Pure," a feminist professor proclaimed with a twinkle during my recent research trip to Pakistan. Yet in the aftermath of the assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor...
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Dora Opoku, 1948-2010
A pioneer of midwifery education, who was known for her sense of style and once outshone the Queen with an extraordinary hat, has died.Dora Opoku was born in Ghana on 14 April 1948, trained as a...
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Communication Skills for Biosciences
Authors: Maureen M. Dawson, Brian A. Dawson and Joyce A. OverfieldEdition: FirstPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPages: 180Price: £19.99ISBN 9780470863930There is just one aspect of my job that I...
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Biosciences round-up
Campbell Biology: Global EditionAuthors: Jane B. Reece, Lisa Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky and Robert B. JacksonEdition: NinthPublisher: PearsonPages: 1,464Price: £49....
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Student Review: Conservation Science: Balancing the Needs of People and Nature
Authors: Peter Kareiva and Michelle MarvierEdition: FirstPublisher: Roberts & CompanyPages: 576Price: £50.00ISBN 9781936221066The subtitle of this work neatly establishes the emphasis of its...
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Student Review: Medical Genetics
Author: Ian D. YoungEdition: First (reissued)Publisher: Oxford University PressPages: 320Price: £29.99ISBN 9780199594610Ian Young's textbook aims to review the basic genetic principles and relevant...
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Key Methods in Geography
Editors: Nicholas Clifford, Shaun French and Gill ValentineEdition: SecondPublisher: SAGEPages: 568Price: £85.00 and £28.99ISBN 9781412935081 and 5098The second edition of Key Methods in Geography,...