Mice gene hailed as HIV breakthrough
A gene that protects mice from their equivalent of HIV infection has been discovered by British scientists. The discovery has raised the tantalising possibility of a similar gene being present in...
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Research's damaging split
The research assessment exercise has "disempowered" 60 per cent of researchers and led to a damaging split between research and teaching, according to a study to be presented at an international...
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Internet News
The THES Internet Service, Thesis, is to provide the Internet presence for Sir Ron Dearing's National Committee of Inquiry into 糖心Vlog. From mid-September, users will be able to find out...
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Art cause needs a finer finish
Fine art conservation skills are in urgent need of care and attention. "Something that worked perfectly well is being brought to its knees," warns Caroline Villers of the department of conservation...
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Scholarly books hard-pressed
Canada's 58 English-language scholarly presses are printing about 10 per cent fewer books than last year because of the squeeze on public subsidies. Author and political analyst Jeremy Webber says...
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Second class
Hopefully no one from the international postal commission will have spotted that Derek Quintock managed to send a postcard from Malaysia (THES, August 9) using a stamp from Sri Lanka. Was the irony...
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Beastly burdens
It is absurd to assign rights to animals, argues Roger Scruton in response to the 'moral humbug' of his critics. Recent correspondence prompts me to add to the argument of my article about why the...
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Cash call for dying species
Many natural history collections, especially in the tropics, will soon be lost forever unless money is made available for developing countries to preserve them. Richard Leakey, wildlife biologist and...
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Opposition may block Oz change
Proposed changes to Australia's 糖心Vlog Contribution Scheme could be blocked if opposition parties decide to use their majority in the senate. The Labor Party, the Australian Democrats and...
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Nurses' courses in fast lane
A flood of courses in advanced nursing, often at masters degree level, may be appearing too quickly, even before a consensus has been reached about what "advanced nursing" is, a conference will hear...
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Rugger mix-up
Talking of exaggerations in the press, Gareth Roberts, chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals, may be feeling less than grateful that an error in an early draft of a flier for...
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Behold... the angels moved!
Rachel North just couldn't believe her eyes. "I was passing the infra-red camera over the landscape when two figures appeared on the monitor. It was so exciting." She was carrying out a technical...
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Australia squeezes grants
Thousands of Australia's students may be forced out of university because of a federal government decision tightening up on the financial assistance they receive. On top of the sharp rise in tuition...
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Madness of a class-ridden system
Rising fees and a widening social divide mean that the path from graduate to academic career needs ever more money and luck, argues Geoffrey Strickland. Evidence that the expansion of higher...
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Conveying what Mr Gibberish is driving at
Throw in a few spare parts of a Ferrari with those of an old Skoda and you have the vehicle for conveying economic news to the public, argues John Corner. Nicholas Jones's "insider" account of...