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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a tale of English snobbery and a rural legacy: " One may as well begin with Helen's letters to her...
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Under the spells of scientific discovery
Galileo's Commandment
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A battle for public opinion
William Pitt and the French Revolution 1785-95 - The British Monarchy and the French Revolution
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From strikes to teamwork tiffs
The Harmonisation of Employment Conditions in Britain - Rethinking Industrial Relations
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Necessary steps to preserve the world's ecosystem
Our Forests Our Future
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Sailing towards the real Byzantium
Byzantine Court Culture from 829 to 1204
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The patchy wealth of nations
The Competitive Advantage of Nations
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Angels in dirty places
The radically orthodox, they call themselves,a group of academics who believe in miracles, write about sex shops and want to see theology at the centre of the university curriculum. Elaine Williams...
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Young, gifted and on the right track
Spotting gifted children used to be scorned as elitist. Now a university is being urged to help teach the brightest youngsters lost in inner-city schools. Bibi Berki reports. Joe Renzulli - one of...
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Islands of sanity in a highly charged atmosphere
Israeli academic and novelist Amos Oz tells Anne Sebba why universities can have a crucial role in the quest for peace. Ask Amos Oz, the Israeli academic and novelist, the best way to cure fanaticism...
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Where grass is greener
If the prospect of the next research assessment exercise is already getting you down and another short-term contract is all that is on thehorizon, what about taking a job abroad? Over the next few...
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Moscow
A Chinese chemistry student studying in Moscow's Mendeleyev University was found dead after being stripped naked, covered in red pepper, bound, gagged and wrapped in blankets. Moscow police say the "...
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Beijing
The Chinese ministry of education plans to cut the number of higher education institutions by 10 per cent through mergers by 2003. If everything goes according to plan there will be about 1,800...
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Hot to reward prize pedagogues
WHAT: New systems are needed to find exceptional teachers and reward them. By Hazel Fullerton WHY: High-level research attracts extra funds while the incentive to improve teaching is less obvious....