Cutting edge: Tore Soderqvist
You can put a price on the earth's worth to humans, but it does little for understanding its true value or helping us to make policy. Early one morning in May 1997, I was on a train on my way to work...
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Enter advisers, stage left, with facts
Analysing science advice as a form of drama offers insight into its reception, says Stephen Hilgartner. The BSE tragedy demonstrates that the health of individuals and of public institutions depends...
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Painting is an illusion
Rembrandt's celebrated painting, The Anatomy of Dr Deijman , has been revealed as a piece of science fiction, writes Tanya Reed. The 1656 painting, on display at the Hayward Gallery, London as part...
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Earthquakes liquefy cities
Three Egyptian cities met near-biblical fates, as the ground beneath their buildings turned liquid and swallowed them, writes Steve Farrar. A team of archaeologists and scientists have pieced...
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In a weed lurk life's secrets
The sequencing of the first plant genome will herald a new era for plant sciences, writes Mike Bevan. On the face of it, there is little to distinguish thale cress, or Arabidopsis thaliana , from any...
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No more funny handshakes
In new research for the Hansard Society, Karen Ross argues that the biggest hurdletoequality is a lack of will. A report setting out the extent of women's involvement in the decision-making tier of...
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Gap-year youth exploited Youngsters who work abroad or take a gap placement overseas are often exploited or paid low wages. A survey for BBC Essentials also found that one in 20 people questioned...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The choice of Warwick - with its commercial culture - out of all the UK's 100-plus universities, to host a visit by president Bill Clinton and prime minister Tony Blair is symbolic of...
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Latest international news
Rector released from prison A Bolivian constitutional court has ordered the immediate release from prison and full reinstatement of Jaime Robles, rector of the Universidad San Francisco Xavier....
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China calls for increased cooperation withRussia
Chinese vice-premier Li Langqing has called for increased cooperation in higher education between China and Russia to enable the two countries to "continue to contribute to world civilisation" in the...
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Discord greets hymns for her
A York University researcher is wading in to one of the most contentious issues facing the church - are girls' voices suited to singing the Divine Office? Purists argue that while girls' voices may...
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Vauxhall closure to hit Luton
Luton University will lose "several hundred thousand pounds a year" with the closure of the Vauxhall car plant. But vice-chancellor Dai John told The THES that he is sure the local economy will...
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Welsh funding 'must rise'
Welsh higher education is facing a funding and recruitment crisis that could set it on "a spiral of decline", vice-chancellors and funding chiefs warned the Welsh Assembly this week. Universities and...
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Law fails to assure animal researchers
Scientists have expressed anger over the government's failure to protect them from animal rights extremists. Last week's Queen's Speech made no mention of measures to tackle animal rights "terrorism...
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Oxford Islamic site gets green light
People living near Magdalen College, Oxford, have failed in their High Court attempt to stop the building of an Islamic centre. A judge rejected claims that the plan, backed by £20 million from King...