Dundee unveils institute
Five teams of researchers at Dundee University are to investigate the causes of stroke and Alzheimer's disease in a new Pounds 1 million research institute. The university, Scottish Enterprise...
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Howler competition
"Once more unto the beach, dear friends". The 1995 Howler Competition is hereby declared open. Entries to The THES by July 28, bottle of Chateau Antithesis to the winner.
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Pulling strings
(Photograph) - Pulling strings: Hugh Walker, principal of Anniesland College in Glasgow, meets some of the learning aids in the college's higher national diploma in puppetry. The new course, Scotland...
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Pulp students
Move over, Quentin Tarantino. Edinburgh College of Art this week presented the work of its final-year film and television students. Among the highlights: "unexplained bodies in the street, blood-...
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Consistent cloud
As long as climate policy is consistent, that is all that matters. Michael Grubb, speaking on carbon dioxide emissions policy to the Royal Institute of International Affairs last week, told of the...
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Word of mouth
The House of Commons gave its blessing recently to the creation of "oral scientific histories", because they enrich the history of science. Haven't dental records been around for decades?
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Cash captains
Medical academics are annually aggrieved by the timelag between their review body determining their pay award, and the universities actually handing over the cash. But perhaps in future the wait will...
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Lang sigh
And disappointment for the Committee of Scottish ÌÇÐÄVlog Principals, due to have current Scottish secretary Ian Lang address their annual dinner last Friday night. Mr Lang, a prominent...
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Poetry in motion
Oxford also appears to have an odd effect on sportsmen. The Canadian team competing in the recent rugby world cup caused something of a stir by participating in a brawl on a scale more normally...
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Red face
Something of a Freudian slip from Lord Younger, former Tory Secretary of State for Scotland, and now chancellor of Napier University, when he launched "Campaign Craighouse", the university's bid to...
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Heat seeker
Great lecture titles of our time, from Glasgow University - "If you can't find the heat, get out of the laboratory".
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All Souls brothers
A mid all the comments that John Redwood appears to have come from another planet, a simple explanation for his otherwordliness has been overlooked. Mr Redwood is a fellow of All Souls, that...
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Redwood, the `vacant Vulcan'
John Redwood may be an intellectual heavyweight, but the former Welsh secretary is regarded more as a "vacant Vulcan" by further and higher education heads in Wales. A former fellow of All Souls...
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Contract staff hopes raised
Vice chancellors will today study a "framework of principles" to improve the career management of thousands of contract researchers in further and higher education. The draft "concordat", drawn up by...
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Watchdog on safety keeps bite
The Health and Safety Executive will continue to prosecute individual staff for safety transgressions despite its failure to win a court case against a chemistry lecturer last week. Clive Bird's case...