Laurie Taylor Column
From: The office of the vice-chancellor Dear colleague, I am delighted to bring you the results of the Poppleton staff opinion survey. Q1. How would you describe your degree of job satisfaction? a....
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Leader: Beagle 2 shows the true value of star attractions
University fundraisers all agree on the big thing that major donors want - to see their names on something that will last much longer than they will. A look at libraries, business schools and endowed...
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Leader: Will Clarke really be the champion of academe?
Charles Clarke wishes it to be known that there is no witch-hunt for academic seekers after the truth, medieval or otherwise. Obviously stung by allegations of philistinism after THES reports of his...
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Red Planet probe propels UK space into the black
As Beagle 2 prepares for lift-off, The THES looks at the state of UK space science and the fate of the Beagle that took Darwin into history The UK has shied away from planetary science, but now that...
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The women and men behind the mission to Mars
The landing site Dave Rothery, senior lecturer in earth sciences at the Open University On December 26, Beagle 2 will come to rest on the barren surface of Mars. By then, the first phase of Dave...
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Stars in our eyes obscure the view
Space travel is a risky business. Martin Rees considers who might be prepared to leave Earth to explore the heavens. The disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia in February this year reminds us...
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A ship's evolution from globetrotter to coastguard
The vessel that carried Darwin on his voyage around the world and gave its name to the British Mars lander has been lost for a century. Robert Prescott reports on the effort to find the Beagle. The...
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The unholy market kills divine life of the mind
As Charles Clarke's recent statements made clear, the search for knowledge through contemplation as an end in itself is under threat. If it is lost, argues Andrew Louth, our very notion of...
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Stung by Oddfather's funny turn
The admission by a US Mafia boss that he duped experts into believing he was mentally unfit for trial has put forensic psychiatry in the dock, writes Stephen Phillips. It was like night and day. The...
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No dinos or dodos will be resurrected
The study of ancient DNA is fascinating enough that it needs no flights of fancy, says Alan Cooper, the head of Oxford's new centre devoted to the subject. Claire Sanders reports. When it comes to...
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Eyes opened, but not by high-brow
Managerial Economics. Second edition - Applications, Strategy and Tactics. Ninth edition
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Strife is swept under the carpet
International Human Rights Law - Textbook on International Human Rights. First edition
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Talk of the town
Town and Country Planning in the UK. Thirteenth edition
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Women's relationships that it's time to reclaim
The Lesbian History Sourcebook
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Plus and minus of a brief too wide
Cultural Studies