Falling at Blair's feet
The launch of the European Research Institute at the University of Birmingham was interrupted last week when Willie Paterson, head of the Institute for German Studies, collapsed during Tony Blair's...
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Not so fresh a fresher
All presidents - not just Bill Clinton - have to expect prurient interest in their sex lives. And so it proved when Owain James, the serious and squeaky-clean president of the National Union of...
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X-ray division
Two PhD students at the University of Warwick have sprung to fame after using statistical physics to analyse the number of goals scored at football matches. John Greenhalgh and Paul Birch, who are...
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Account ability
Well done Malcolm Grant, who this week was appointed pro vice-chancellor at the University of Cambridge. But he will have his work cut out. The press release announcing his appointment states that he...
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English: just the tonic
Pop Idol hopeful Darius Danesh - who was ridiculed for his cocky, self-assured performance on sister television show Pop Stars - has revealed how he was on the brink of breakdown after his experience...
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Don's Diary: Taking addiction abroad
April For the second year running, I am honoured to be the keynote speaker at the Canadian Foundation on Compulsive Gambling Conference. Last year my hotel room looked directly over Niagara Falls....
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In the news: Gareth Roberts
Sir Gareth Roberts's review of the supply of scientists and engineers - which reported its interim findings to the Treasury this week - is the latest in a long line of official initiatives that he...
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Blair must commit long term or lose the future
The prime minister must match his triumphs overseas with long-term strategies at home, says Diana Green. Dear Mr Blair, This letter is about our public services. I understand you have taken personal...
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Moving towards a happy place
Happier staff can bring financial rewards. Martin Stanton says it is time universities showed they care. Is your university a happy place? Does it care for you or show concern for your health? Is it...
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Amateurs lose £10m
Cambridge needs to shake up its outdated committees and get down to business, says Gill Evans. Cambridge let £10 million slip through its hands in the process of trying to create an accountancy...
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Why I... believe childcare is not a luxury
When I gave up paid work to start my PhD four years ago, I worried vaguely about what would happen when my grant from the Natural Environment Research Council ran out at the end of its three-year...
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Star turn: Dawn Ades
Pat Leon joins art history students, who find out what it's like to be peeping toms... The day is grey, the leaves are falling and the Thames tide is out. It is London in autumn and we are standing...
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I do like to learn beside the sea
An Essex duo hopes to woo local students. Pat Leon checks out the appeal of the county's bright idea. Are 32 varieties of degree course and a seaside location enough to tempt Essex men and women to...
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Demand for action to boost UK science
The government has overlooked the careers of skilled scientists and engineers in favour of research and infrastructure and encouraging commercialisation, a review has found. It must take "coherent,...
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Hundreds protest at killing of student
Hundreds of Zimbabwean students fought running battles with the police this week after the death of one of their colleagues at the hands of soldiers. Their attempts to march into the capital Harare...