TV chef is now as sick as a parrotfish
Celebrity chef Sophie Grigson reacted with discomfort this week to an academic's claim that one of her recipes might contribute to the extinction of coral reefs. In her book Fish, which she co-...
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In the news: David Southwood
If David Southwood, director of science at the European Space Agency (Esa), chose space science because he wanted to be like Captain Kirk, he is on the right track. Next month, the agency plans to...
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Appointments
The British Academy has elected officers for 2003-04: W. G. Runciman (president), R. J. P. Kain (treasurer), C. N. J. Mann (foreign secretary), D. J. McKitterick (publications secretary), R. J....
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Elite bag the best through clearing
Tensions are running high as A-level grades rise and selection becomes more difficult. The THES reports. Elite universities were quick to snap up the best students through clearing this year, leaving...
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Entrance tests will favour wealthy
The proliferation of entry tests for university is raising concerns that rich students will be able to pay for coaching denied to poorer state-school applicants, writes Claire Sanders. Sir Peter...
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Mickey Mouse list is 'ignorant'
Universities defended their courses this week after the Conservative Party embroiled them in a row over "Mickey Mouse" degrees. A number of universities and courses were named and shamed by the...
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Athletes swap tutorials for track
British athletes at this weekend's World Championships in Paris will have a psychology professor on hand to get them in the right frame of mind to win medals. But David Collins, team psychologist...
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Kelly furore highlights poor pay of Britain's scientists
One issue being ignored in the political tug-of-war surrounding the late government scientist David Kelly is poor pay for scientists, academics and MPs warned this week. The Hutton inquiry into Dr...
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Cash for Kent to finalise alliance
Deputy prime minister John Prescott has announced £15 million for a collaborative project to create a new university campus for the Medway towns of Kent. The announcement completes the drive to raise...
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Will beauty be Luton bound?
Utter confusion surrounds whether beauty queen Pham Thi Mai Phuong, who was last week reported kidnapped, will go to the ball. The winner of the Miss Vietnam contest has a place at Luton University...
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Uphill path for lifelong learning
The Scottish further and higher education funding councils are doing their bit to promote lifelong learning through the use of an atmospheric landscape of rolling hills in shades of purple. The image...
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Wadham prizes its people
Wadham College, Oxford - known locally as the people's republic of Wadham because of its leftwing politics - has become the first college at Oxford to achieve recognition as an Investor in People for...
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End the quantum pussyfooting
Spotted in PhysicsLand: WANTED $10,000 reward Schrödinger's cat Dead or alive
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Don's diary: Work and play your hearts out
Saturday Another eight-day week in the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Scotland's national conservatoire. The RSAMD was the first UK conservatoire to award its own degrees in performance...
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Why I ...think we need to market cerebral sexiness
Peter Crofts, Head of marketing and student recruitment University of Glamorgan Yes, it's clearing again, that time of year when marketing departments are in full swing trying to seduce the remaining...