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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a Cambridge Scrutineer: "In 20th-century England not onlyeveryone can read, but it is safe to addthat...
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Bug that bears the mark of death
While researching a strain of typhoid wreaking havoc in Vietnam, British scientists made a chilling discovery. At the heart of the typhoid bug they glimpsed the Black Death. Steve Farrar reports. It...
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The men who were born to run
Are black athletes inherently better at endurance running? On the eve of the London marathon, Jennifer Currie reports on a controversial theory. When Matthew Birir, Patrick Sang and William Muturol...
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Barefoot and female
Although the Victorians would have us believe otherwise, athletics was not invented as a gentlemanly pursuit. According to Peter Radford, professor of sport science at Brunel University, any mention...
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Don pounds the street
Peter Bramham, 50, a senior lecturer from Leeds Metropolitan University, took just two hours and 58 minutes to complete his first London marathon in 1985. A dedicated fell runner, he does not think...
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Stopped by the unsound barrier
How many female and ethnic minority senior lecturers does your university employ? Helen Hague reports. For female academics, the figures published today in The THES are depressingly familiar. For...
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Britain fails its screen test
In a recent survey of top film schools, Britain failed to get a mention. But if, as critics say, the National Film and Television School has lost its cutting edge, how come recent graduate Lynne...
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Higher channels
John Davies abbreviates the broadcasting week (all times pm unless stated). Pick of the week. The series formerly known as Timewatch now goes under the less pithy title History Zone Films. The first...
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Move over, shrinks
French thinker Pierre Bourdieu thinks an interview with a sociologist will allay anxieties and help you understand your life. Harriet Swain reports. For Pierre Bourdieu, arguably France's leading...
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Current sources for research funding
This section lists funds available for researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES www.acu.ac.uk Development Fellowships The...
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'I feel that I've been shafted'
Janet McKay has found that teaching can be very rewarding but it does have negative aspects. While the 23-year-old modern studies teacher enjoys the personal satisfaction teaching gives her, she does...
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Blunkett finds the extra college cash
An extra Pounds 18 million has been found for 16-19 college provision, education secretary David Blunkett has confirmed. The money will be allocated to colleges through the standards fund, in...
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Awards for creators and performers
The Arts and Humanities Research Board is launching awards for doctoral studies in the creative and performing arts. It will kick off with 25 awards.
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FEFC doubles support for new curriculum
College chiefs have welcomed the Further Education Funding Council's decision to double its financial support for Curriculum 2000 to Pounds 68.8 million, dissipating fears that colleges would not be...