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Erudite fondler of women not words
Max Lerner
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Is autobiography good research?
Is telling stories about your own life a useful sociological research tool? In a BSA conference paper, sisters Sara and Sue Scott explore how maternal aspirations can be passed on to daughters. Their...
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Sorry, could you repeat that...?
Two typically convoluted examples from papers presented at this year's BSA conference. Roy Boyne, Durham University "What follows from this is that some of the fundamental sociological divides, such...
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The world according to Gates
Why did Bill Gates, the world's richest man, take time off from building his fortune and fighting the US Justice Department to lecture to a bunch of London students? Kam Patel went to find out. A...
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How we can engineer an independent genetics body
Mary Warnock, the woman who chaired the influential inquiry into test-tube babies in the 1980s, makes the case for a Royal Commission on the future of genetic engineering. There has been much talk in...
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Fruitless divisions
Among the variety of subjects encroaching on the borders of sociology, the most intriguing challenge comes from cultural studies, which appears to offer the kind of exciting "activism" in its student...
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Is sociology lost or is it just misunderstood?
As Tony Blair struggles to reshape society, many of those who should be advising him are stuck in a mire of navel-gazing and philosophical jargon. Alison Utley reports. Next week, sociologists from...
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Making a Bang at Bell
A pair of pigeons and an irritating hum led Arno Penzias to discover how the world began. Then he began his second career... Ayala Ochert reports. Half absent-minded professor, half fast-talking New...
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Small-claims mutual fund makes a dent in cover charges
Under UMAL, institutions contribute to a pool that is used to pay their small claims, thus cutting out the insurer and the broker. Elaine Carlton reports University insurance is big business, and the...
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Sharpen up with the right ratios
Higher education institutions could manage their physical assets more effectively with help from the results of a pilot study commissioned by the funding councils. As the higher education sector...
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How to raise your sites
Universities need top-class facilities to support learning and attract staff and students. Keith Blake examines the options available to raise capital and improve campuses There is a palpable sense...
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Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
(Photograph) - Lock, stock and two smoking barrels: more than 200 students from 22 universities took part in the British Universities National Clay Pigeon Shooting Championship at the Humberside...
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Star Turn
Heriot-Watt's first musician-in-residence has struck a chord with staff and students. Olga Wojtas sits in to listen Steve King is responsible for Heriot-Watt University losing one of its distinctive...
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Hurdlers who stay the course
What is the best and fairest way to assess what students have learnt? Angela Glasner looks at the obstacles to innovation in marking and examining work Assessment is placing a growing burden on staff...