Genomes and What to Make of Them
A few weeks ago I was interviewed live on Radio Leicester on the subject of genes and behaviour.I was asked: "Are there genes for hobbies?". "No," said I. "Thank you very much," said the interviewer...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- The Borghese Collections and the Display of Art in the Age of the Grand TourBy Carole Paul, lecturer in art history, University of California at Santa Barbara....
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From where I sit - Moving in for the kill
One of the larger-than-life billboards to be seen recently on the Paris Metro features a battered London bobby under a giant sign reading "Arretez de massacrer l'anglais!" (Stop massacring (the)...
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Targett for Universities UK?
In an unexpected development, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has indicated that he may throw his hat into the ring for the appointment as Chief Executive of Universities...
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Oxford in talks over 'professors'
An academic is calling for all dons with permanent posts to get the title. Melanie Newman reports
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Clear and present danger
Sally Feldman lauds the daredevils who inspire students to defy and test limits
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Bettering the state we're in
A publicly supported national university would benefit all students, says Brian Roper, rather than just the best prepared
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Research intelligence - Five-year plan to tackle three killers
Charity to target lung, pancreatic and oesophageal cancer via centres of excellence. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Off Piste: Oh brother ..
Bar matters sartorial, Peter J. Smith has always been eclipsed by his older sibling - but he stayed by him even as he heard the snap of the policeman's rubber glove
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Leader: British doctorates in the dock
The three-year limit on PhDs is creating conflict: are they for learning research skills or for making advances in the field?
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Gerard Duveen, 1951-2008
Gerard Duveen, a major figure in social psychology, has diedHe graduated from the University of Surrey in 1974 with a first degree in philosophy and psychology - joint interests he would pursue...
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Funding focus would shrink UK research 1
The recommendation of Paul Wellings to concentrate research funding on a small elite of postgraduate research universities overlooks an important aspect of scholarship, namely that it involves more...
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Funding focus would shrink UK research 2
Paul Wellings argues that having a small number of elite universities specialising in postgraduate research would be more efficient and more beneficial for the research student experience.But this...
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Index will limit diversity
Michael Worton wonders why the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) is so controversial given its "admirable aim" - namely to improve the "visibility" of European publishing activity...
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Gender is the real problem
I was struck by the juxtaposition of two items in the Times Higher Education of November. First, there was the article about class snobbery in higher education ("It's right posh in t'common room,...