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Oxford setting extra tests for candidates Sixth-formers face new entrance tests to get into Oxford University amid concerns that A levels fail to mark out the brightest candidates. Aptitude tests...
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As Irish eyes looked away
Most of wartime Ireland beat a moral retreat, Brian Girvin discovers.
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a memoir: "Mum doesn't knock, she just whisks open my bedroom door, crosses straight to the curtains,...
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Beyond rationality and towards understanding
The Soulful Science
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Don't be a panda in your bedroom
Mating in Captivity
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A barmy yarn cooked up in leprechaun's kitchen
Unstoppable Brilliance
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He shot from the quip
Bernard Shaw
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A happy place needn't be fluffy
The Science of Well-Being
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When 'girls' in go-go boots go militant
Femininity in Flight
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With a knowing glance behind...
Pastiche
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Detritus in the ocean bed helps reveal Earth's story
Biostratigraphy
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Myth and mirage of England's boy king
Edward VI - The Lost King of England
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Council shifts focus in Russia
British Council makes the move from teacher training to supporting a cultural dialogue. Nick Holdsworth reports. The British Council is to change the focus of its work in Moscow after a period of...
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Police uncover course scam
The former director and the deputy director of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy's most important university academy of music, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in...
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US guide lists gay friendly
A new book claiming to list the 100 most gay-friendly universities has jumped into the ever-expanding rankings market. The 389-page Advocate College Guide , published by the national gay and lesbian...