Hiroshima: The World's Bomb
The first person to "split" an atom was Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealander. Enrico Fermi, an Italian, was first to split uranium, although he did not quite understand what had occurred. That mystery...
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The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam
This is a puzzling book - one that it is not easy to make sense of. Its author knows about the Koran and about modern Western philosophy. Crudely, he is in favour of the one and against the other....
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Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman
Ursula Tidd lauds a timely restating of Simone de Beauvoir's bold fusion of intellect and emotion
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Theatre Censorship: From Walpole to Wilson
While theatre censorship was technically abolished in 1968, the content and regulation of theatre production is still a live issue. Recent years have seen attempts to censor both the National Theatre...
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Brand New China: Advertising, Media and Commercial Culture
Jing Wang is professor of Chinese Cultural Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her first book was an erudite study of the lore of stones in Chinese culture as reflected in...
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BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- Women Speaking Up: Getting and Using Turns in Workplace MeetingsBy Cecilia E. Ford, professor of English, University of WisconsinPalgrave, £50.00. ISBN 9781403987228Ford...
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University of Central Lancashire - Scholarship carrot for postgrads
A university has unveiled plans to increase recruitment to its postgraduate courses by offering its brightest undergraduates automatic scholarships if they stay on. The University of Central...
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BPP College - Fees for legal course rise by 10%
The first profit-making private company to obtain degree-awarding powers has confirmed that it will increase fees for its postgraduate legal practice course by 10 per cent, to £11,550, for 2008-09....
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Creationist installation removed
An exhibition promoting creationism has been removed from Leeds Metropolitan University after protests from staff. The large exhibition in the Leslie Silver Building, which houses the university's...
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University College London - Academy sponsorship approved
A Russell Group university has received confirmation from the Government that its application to sponsor an academy school has been successful. University College London said the school, in the...
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London Metropolitan University - Help for women to rebuild careers
A new course to help qualified female architects return to practice after a career break has been developed by the Royal Institute of British Architects and London Metropolitan University. Students...
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Imperial College London - March of the medical robots
The technology behind medical robotics is set to be advanced though a new centre in London. The Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College London will aim to develop advanced robotic...
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University of Winchester - A tour of the mother tongue
A centre focused on the history of the English language was launched at the University of Winchester last week. The English Project aims to establish a visitor attraction in Winchester that will...
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University of East London - Teaching centre gets £1m gift
A London university has been awarded £1 million towards a centre for education teaching and research at Stratford from the trustees of Sir John Cass's Foundation. The Sir John Cass School of...
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University of Sheffield - Expert warns of robot arms race
A robotics expert has warned that robot weapons being developed by superpowers pose a threat to humanity. In a keynote address to the Royal United Services Institute last week, Noel Sharkey,...