Nature nurture
Sir John Maddox, former editor of Nature, offers hope to all who fear old age. Although he is still fit and alert, Nottingham Trent University is about to give him him an honorary DLitt for his role...
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Highlands seeks chief
The University of the Highlands and Islands project has this week advertised for a chief executive to steer the project to fruition. Applications for the Pounds 55,000 post, advertised in today's...
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A most leavening experience
Jobless nuclear scientists in Russia enjoy the support of the Morozov Project, which helps some bake bread to survive the funding collapse. Nick Holdsworth investigates the fallout from Obninsk....
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German historians win battle of quills
Leading historians involved in a prestigious multi-volume history of Germany have won their battle to remove the controversial ninth volume on the Nazi period from the series just six months after it...
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For all creatures great and small
I agree with Roger Scruton on some things - the absurdity of much modern art, for example - but when he deals with the subject of animal rights he is guilty of an absurdity of his own (THES, June 28...
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A fair old state to be in
There is little doubt that at the end of the 20th century, the relationship between governments and institutions of higher education is undergoing fundamental change. States and universities are...
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'Flawed' quality agency plan angers historians
History dons have condemned plans for a single higher education quality agency as "fundamentally flawed". They object to what they see as a "command and control" approach to quality assurance by the...
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Founder wanting
John Anderson, founder of Strathclyde University, may have died 200 years ago, but he also appears to have achieved immortality, at least in Malawi. A letter has just arrived for Mr Anderson from...
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A basic boost for industry
Publicly funded basic research has a big impact on industrial productivity, according to a report out this week. The study, carried out by Sussex University researchers for the Treasury. says the...
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Pounds 10m cuts for Israeli science
Israel's chief scientist Shooky Gleitman is this week trying to come to terms with a Pounds 10 million reduction in the level of government support provided for his office by 1997. The cuts are part...
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Couldn't teach a dog to sit
One of my biggest concerns during my three years as an undergraduate was the variation in teaching quality. As a recent graduate of Leeds University I feel that students' needs have low priority...
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For all creatures great and small
Roger Scruton is more honest than most in defending his pastimes. If the level of enjoyment experienced by horses and hounds is to be used to justify fox hunting perhaps, as the 20th century draws to...
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Write on
He thought he would become an academic, yet - despite a detour into Peruvian politics - his novels are now well installed on literature courses. Mario Vargas Llosa (right) explains to Huw Richards...
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Research rich may prosper
Ministers are set to consider a proposal that could lead to millions of pounds finding its way back to universities for the support of research infrastructure. But it will also lead to a decrease in...
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Who sides wins
"If A-level results are better it will be evidence that the exams and marking are getting easier, if they are getting worse it will be a case of 'I told you so'." We couldn't agree more, Mrs Shephard...