False memory exists, say psychologists
Many British psychologists accept the possibility of false memories, according to a survey by the British Psychological Society. Of 810 chartered psychologists responding, two-thirds accepted the...
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On the ball
(Photograph) - Gloucester went public on Monday with its University for Gloucester Project, under which a university would be built on the city's disused quayside. Consultant Sir Christopher Ball (...
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Site of debate
The World Archaeology Congress-III began in extraordinary circumstances in New Delhi and ended in uproar. Jonathan Sawday was there "Shantih, Shantih, Shantih'' -- those familiar with Vedic...
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Mrs T =MC2
Simon Targett reports on the link between creativity and leadership. Einstein and Thatcher. Two names to conjure with, for sure. But in the same breath? That is what Harvard professor Howard Gardner...
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Final Word
This week's Final Word comes from a Croydon schoolteacher who was twice prosecuted for obscenity: "But no, he would not give in. Turning sharply, he walked towards the city's gold phosphorescence....
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Speaking Volumes: James Laver's Portraits in Oil and Vinegar
Kenneth McConkey on James Laver's Portraits in Oil and Vinegar. A couple of years ago with the millennium heaving into view, I dreamt of giving up higher education to write a three-volume history of...
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New year honours
Knights Bachelor Professor James Armour, for services to the veterinary profession and education. Michael Bond (professor of psychological medicine and vice principal, University of Glasgow) for...
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Events
INHERITANCE Photographs of three generations of Welsh home and family by Peter Finnemore will be exhibited at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre (January 9-February 20). Details: Jenny Fell, Aberystwyth...
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Awards
UNIVERSITY OF WALES, BANGOR Gerwyn Williams, is the first person to win a National Eisteddfod literary competion while a member of the Welsh department. He was awarded the crown in August 1994 for...
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Tall story: the tale of a tail:Books
SEISMOSAURUS: THE EARTH SHAKER BY DAVID D. GILLETTE Columbia University Press, 205pp, Pounds 26.50 ISBN 0 231 07874 9 Americans frequently claim to produce the biggest, fastest or whatever...
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Don's Diary
Monday: Collect 31 forms for the end-of-term feedback. Horrified to discover that they are all the same for lecture courses, practical sessions and tutorials. We are asking students to grade their...
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A brave new classical world
The Founders and the Classics:
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A dose of the Celtic medicine men
The Druids
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Bloody knackered, or just extremely tired?
Multilingualism
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Planet sweet or sour?
Ultimate Security: - Scarcity or Abundance?