No need for tablets
So psychologists have discovered evidence of ancient post-traumatic stress ("Tablets record stress of 2094BC", August 20). I'm sure 4,000 years ago is early, but don't the Psalms have some better...
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The rise of occidental heroes and villains
Civilised or overly materialistic? Alistair Bonnett asks how the West is seen through Eastern eyes. Many academic fashions spring from nowhere and return there soon after. The study of occidentalism...
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Bags of Plato but no nookie
There aren't many places where all of human life debates the whereabouts of the corkscrew - that's the beauty of summer school, says John Kirkaldy. It was without doubt the most bizarre encounter of...
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Markets will value cash over caring
Allyson Pollock condemns new Labour's trend for back-door privatisation, which penalises the most needy in society. When Tony Blair needed urgent medical care for his heart problems earlier this year...
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Not a man to be swayed by fads
The ESRC's new director won't let trends prevent research into social evolution, says Terry Philpot. Despite Labour's seeming impatience with public-sector reform - likely to be a major debating...
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One tour taking in many worlds
Karen Exell continues our series on intellectual tourism by describing the challenges of being a cultural guide in Egypt. What is intellectual tourism? In a nutshell, it's a holiday with facts: art,...
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Today's news
Delay term to aid fair entry, say top v-cs Two prominent university heads declared for the first time this week that they would be willing to delay the start of the academic year to make it possible...
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National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta)
Deadline: 08/10/2004
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Bioarchaeology
Deadline: 08/10/2004
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Dream Time Fellowship
Deadline: 08/10/2004
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Access and Participation
Deadline: 11/10/2004
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Latest research news
Young smokers five times more likely to have heart attacks Smokers under the age of 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers, with women at an even higher risk, research...
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Today's news
Brits want to return to Mars Undaunted by the failure of the Beagle 2 Mars mission or criticism of the way it was managed, the team behind it yesterday urged the European Space Agency to try again....
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Today's news
Funding chiefs launch course probe University funding chiefs have launched an investigation into unpopular undergraduate courses, as concern grows that students are abandoning traditional disciplines...
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British Renal Society
Deadline: 30/09/2004