Hunt for Easter tree
British scientists are behind an international rescue bid to return a flowering hardwood tree, now extinct in the wild, to its native Pacific home of Easter Island. The toromiro tree, Sophora...
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Two-pronged attack on rheumatoid arthritis
An innovative two-pronged attack to prevent the progress of rheumatoid arthritis is being pioneered by scientists at the University of Leeds. In rheumatoid arthritis the body's immune system attacks...
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The borrowers' life on the shelf
Soaring publication prices hit university libraries just when they were getting to grips with greater student demand and the information revolution. Kam Patel asks if they can rise to the challenges...
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Biologists fear thinning of classifying ranks
Species are becoming extinct faster than they can be described but, alarmingly, fewer and fewer students are studying systematic biology, a report says. Published this week, The Web of Life, a new...
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Tyro scientists 'missing out'
Young scientists - even the most brilliant - find it difficult to get a foot on the research funding ladder, Save British Science told science minister Lord Sainsbury this week, writes Julia Hinde....
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Oxford to exploit inventions in spin-offs
The University of Oxford has launched two more spin-off companies, bringing the total to four this year. The latest companies are developing a new form of computer tool and a new class of medical...
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Physicists face budget dilemma
Particle physicists and astronomers are drawing up plans for coping with a static budget following a disappointing allocation of funds as part of the comprehensive spending review, writes Alison...
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The number of PhD students funded by PPARC is likely to be increased by 10 per cent to 20 per cent by 2000
* The number of PhD students funded by PPARC is likely to be increased by 10 per cent to 20 per cent by 2000, depending on a vote taken at today's PPARC council meeting. PPARC also has plans to...
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Dons resist North legacy
Oxford dons are resisting moves to erode the traditional autonomy of the university's colleges through increased centralisation. Oxford's Congregation debated proposals this week to reform and...
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Academy 'will stop writers feeling lost'
Novelists Celia Brayfield and Carmen Callil have gone public this week with their proposal to set up Britain's first National Academy of Writing with lottery backing. The academy will mirror the...
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Curtis Brown Ltd
Literary agents Curtis Brown Ltd will offer a Pounds 1,000 prize for the best novel written by a student on the MA programme in novel writing run by the University of Manchester. The prize will go to...
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Private colleges object to extra cost of copying
Private higher education colleges are being forced to pay more for the right to photocopy books and journals than their public sector counterparts. The Council of Independent Colleges and Research...
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Fees protesters put futures on the line
At least three Oxford University students staked their academic futures in protest at the introduction of tuition fees this week. Two Balliol College undergraduates faced suspension as The THES went...
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Cloning fails to find favour
There is little public support for cloning for reproductive purposes, claims a report by the Wellcome Trust. The study, Public Perspectives on Human Cloning, found that even groups that might be...
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Cutting edge
Finding alternatives to testing new drugs on animals is an uphill struggle, but progress is being made. Paul Skett reports Should animals be used in testing new drugs if viable, scientifically...