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  1. Not all evidence applies

    Both medicine and the Government are wrong about the classification of cannabis. Physical harm is only part of the issue. The effects of drug classification on the individual and society are matters...

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  2. No to navel-gazing

    I recognised the story of social scientists' tendency to "address their peers rather than distressed mankind" ("Whither art: vanity is killing social sciences and the humanities", 29 October). Such...

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  3. Only scholarly freedom delivers real 'impact' 1

    An open letter to Research Councils UKThe research councils have decided that research proposals should include details of their "potential economic impact", a term that they stress embraces all the...

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  4. Only scholarly freedom delivers real 'impact' 3

    In the article "Ministers first, academics second" (News, 22 October), it was claimed that "academics have reacted angrily to an internal research council document that says that the Government - not...

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  5. Postal performance

    Michael Thorne's article "Do the market research before you try to make the business case" (29 October) and the recent C.P. Snow lecture in Cambridge are timely reminders of the persisting crudeness...

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  6. It's a set-up

    It is just under a year since you reported that more than 80 per cent of students rate the teaching they receive as good or excellent - satisfaction figures that would be the envy of most businesses...

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  7. New kids dance better

    Michael Arthur's call for greater concentration of research funding overlooks the fact that his vision of about 30 universities taking the lion's share is already here ("V-c: focus research cash or '...

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  8. Yvonne Carter, 1959-2009

    A leading medical researcher who battled breast cancer while guiding Warwick Medical School to new heights has died.Yvonne Carter was born in Liverpool on 16 April 1959, studied medicine at St Mary's...

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  9. University of Oxford - Aboriginal scholarships

    The first cohort of indigenous Australian students participating in a new scholarship scheme are due to arrive at the University of Oxford next year, it has been announced. The scheme was launched by...

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  10. Vain? Moi?

    Our Head of Very Popular But Tendentious History, Julian Glaze, has hit back at the accusation by a leading Croatian sociologist that those "at the top" in the humanities display "narcissistic traits...

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  11. VIP: very irregular podium

    Some speaking engagements discomfort Tim Birkhead, but he is undeterred

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  12. From where I sit: 'People power' and the Wall's fall

    Memories of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 are shaped by images: iconic moments that include the crowds gathered around the Brandenburg Gate; daring individuals climbing the barrier;...

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  13. What are you reading?

    A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

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  15. Leader: Only the best for the best

    Our world rankings are hugely influential but also come under criticism every year, so we have decided to improve them

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