Professor loses job but gains knighthood
Sir Ian Kennedy who was knighted this week in the new year honours has simultaneously lost his job as professor of health law, ethics and policy at University College London. Sir Ian had secured...
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Government research set for a shake-up
The cultural revolution that is shaking up the way the government handles scientific research is to accelerate in 2002. A review of departmental science and advice is expected to signal further...
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APPOINTMENTS University of Cambridge Nick Tippler , former registrar at Homerton College, has been appointed head of admission at the board of graduate studies. UMIST Tom Hinchcliffe , chairman of...
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Oxford denies press slip
Oxford University denied this week that it leaked details about the failed application of the son of a prominent banker and university donor to the press. The donor, Philip Keevil, has since resigned...
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Lib dem call to end 'army of failures' The English education system creates an "army of failures"and needs radical reform, Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis told the North of...
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Life is not just a beach for the intellectual tourist
Seaside resorts need not be a washout off season, says Victoria McKee. Educational holidays can boost business all year. Tourism centres are turning their attentions to home-grown holiday-makers...
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'I'm just a dyed-in-the-wool scholar'
He's had two careers in higher education, retired twice, but at 78 years Lewis Elton is still going strong. Lewis Elton has retired twice. But few would know it. For Elton is as busy, prodigious and...
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Why Tacs may be good
Fish
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Dynamic hot rocks that make the earth move
Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets
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When is a miner really a dinosaur?
The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia
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Zooming into our molecular level
Stories of the Invisible
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Watch out for bearded geezer
Organic Chemistry - Organic Chemistry - Organic chemistry
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Stuck through with spears and smiling
Richard Harries considers why we are able to find beauty in paintings that depict suffering, pain and torture. This is an interesting book on an important, perplexing theme. Why have so many artists...
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Divided, different, but not a disaster
The State and the Nations
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Elementary tales and trivia
Nature's building blocks