Off Piste - From the mindfulness of babes
Crystal N. Feimster has a live-in Zen master: her four-year-old son Charles, who constantly reminds her of the joys of living in the now
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From where I sit - With all due disrespect
When the congress was over, the party began: to the sounds of Rage Against the Machine, DJane Bossa Nova raised a revolutionary fist, inciting the dancing crowd to rage against the dying light of...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence - Help make the desert bloom
Saudi Arabia wants UK researchers to join its work tackling pressing national problems. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Leader: Mavericks won't be corralled
Academics chafe at being forced into open-plan offices, often with good reason. Can their home-working solutions be supported?
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Defender of the faith
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto on a public good that the UK would not accept
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Odds and quads
When the University of Ulster recently started to offer pharmacy courses, it decided to assemble and exhibit a collection of antique medicines and implements.
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Gods in the machines to usher in new age of leisure
James Martin believes his 21st Century School can tackle future issues today, writes Melanie Newman
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaFringe benefits of spending boostRaising Australia's higher education spending to the average of the world's leading economies would add 6.1 per cent to the country's gross domestic product...
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US academic leaders sup port open-access bill
Senior academic officers of major US universities have backed a plan for open access to publicly funded research, which they said would "accelerate the advancement of knowledge".A bill has been...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILJapan Partnering AwardsThis scheme will fund British and Japanese scientists in systems biology as it seeks to foster bilateral relationships. In...
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In a game of 'chicken', SFC backs down
Funder unveils compromise plan to allocate cash for knowledge transfer. Hannah Fearn reports
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What an entrance
The arrival of Zandra Rhodes as chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts lived up to expectations of a spectacularly colourful occasion. The fashion designer was inaugurated at Banqueting...
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Tiny departmental steps to cutting costs without the axe's dread fall
Business technique reduces spending and boosts efficiency, advocates claim. Hannah Fearn writes
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Universities set to strut their stuff
Universities are embarking on a campaign to raise public awareness of their value.