g whiz! IQ is a clver concept
What is intelligence and is it all inherited? Such questions lead many academics to fear IQ research.In a week when researchers from around the world met in London to debate the issue,Rosalind Arden...
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Female guide to shelf fulfilment
Where can you see Sally Gunnell's unitard, Emily Davison's train ticket, Darcy Bussell's shoes, and quite a few books? Anne Sebba reports on the first National Library of Women and its director,...
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98.4% human
Humans are so closely related to great apes that some scientists believe we should give them full legal rights and seek their consent before subjecting them to research. Ayala Ochert reports Panchee...
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On a Grecian yearn
In the first of an occasional series on the future of degree subjects, James Davidson says classics is enjoying a golden age of research - into sexuality, the body, food and even dance... A couple of...
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No research unless the chimp agrees
Roger Fouts met ten-month-old Washoe in 1967 when a PhD student in psychology. He was assigned to assist the young chimpanzee in becoming the first to learn a human language - American Sign Language...
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Does your campus measure up?
http:///www.niss.ac.uk/education/hefce/pub99/99_66.html Universities and colleges can measure how well they perform against benchmark figures forthe sector as a whole in areas including widening...
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Krakow
Poland's Jagellonian University has claimed that a copy of Galileo's Siderius nuncius, recently put up for auction at Sotheby's, is the same copy that was stolen from its library. The Krakow public...
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Title ban is an 'abuse of power', court told
Title hopefuls: Liverpool Hope college secretary Tony Grayson and director of marketing Sharon Bassett at the High Court in London Ministers' clampdown on the unauthorised use of the title "...
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Working students clock up 20 hours a week
Students working during term-time put in an average of nearly 20 hours a week and more than half say it is affecting their studies, according to a survey by the National Union of Students. More than...
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Mature Students Union debate hardship
Hardship will be at the heart of debate when the Mature Students Union meets in Manchester tomorrow for its annual conference. Discussion will focus on the review into hardship and access funds being...
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Student protest against fees
Thousands of students were due to march through London yesterday calling on the government to scrap fees, end student hardship and ensure decent pay for student workers and university staff. They...
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Flexible courses to lure nurses
A radical shake-up of nursing education is promising to encourage more people into the profession and improve levels of care. The moves, which have been broadly welcomed by academics and health...
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Newcastle plan sparks fears of backdoor teach-only contracts
Academics at Newcastle University fear controversial teaching-only contracts could slip in through the back door as a new human resources strategy comes into force. An institutional plan includes...
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QAA deals blow to UK abroad..
Britain's reputation for excellence in the multi-billion pound overseas student market received another blow this week when the Quality Assurance Agency discovered serious weaknesses at three...
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All right Jack
(Photograph) - All right Jack: 75-year old Jack Ward has gained a PhD in engineering from Sheffield Hallam University. He was branded a dunce at school but was taught to read and write by his wife,...