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Gail Kinman reported that 70 per cent of lecturers found their jobs stressful I can genuinely say that there are simply not enough hours in the day to do what I want to do. Trying to meet the demands...
Gail Kinman reported that 70 per cent of lecturers found their jobs stressful I can genuinely say that there are simply not enough hours in the day to do what I want to do. Trying to meet the demands...
Two weeks ago, Dale Spender said institutions should forge global partnerships to deliver e-courses The need for universities to forge global partnerships with private business is essential in...
Racism is a significant problem in Northern Ireland, the most comprehensive independent study of local attitudes to race has discovered, writes Olga Wojtas. Researchers Paul Connolly and Michaela...
Now there really is nowhere for dirt to hide. Scientists have created the world's smallest cleaning tool to remove the slightest imperfection on a microchip or tidy up flaws in DNA structures, writes...
A team of scientists in Birmingham is using gene therapy to target cells and treat inherited disorders and killer diseases. Gene therapy is a new therapeutic approach that offers great promise for...
The Medical Research Council's Max Perutz Essay Prize 2000 attracted 39 entries from young scientists eager to explain their work to a wide audience.The competition, held to encourage and recognise...
Jane Marshall concludes our focus on France with reports on the genome project mapping project. A garden weed, a small spotted fish and the number 14 have something in common: they are vital...
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work whose dystopian vision has enthralled generations of teenage readers: "A squat grey building of...
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Unvanquished
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Ending War
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