Out for the count
You wrote that the council of Cambridge University consists of 16 members elected by academics and seven others. That is not how the arithmetic looks from here. We academics elect 12 from among our...
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misión improbable
Having been in Venezuela last summer, I was dismayed by the bias in your feature on the country's "socialist climber", Hugo Chávez (Features, December 1), who was re-elected President by a wide...
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Speak out on Iraq
The appeal by the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (Letters, December 1) to help our Iraqi colleagues should be supported beyond cash and sanctuary. British academics should analyse and speak...
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It is not a crime to hold traditional values
The belief among conservative Christians that some behaviour is sinful does not amount to an expression of hate, says Rowan Williams, so why have some student unions withdrawn recognition from...
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The Iraqi people have developed a bit of a routine...
... "The first thing they do is put on the radio and wait until a bomb goesoff," he says. "They then wait another half hour to see if there is another bomb and then go out, steering clear of crowded...
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The spelling mistake: Scene one, take one
Westminster lecturer Russell Stannard is videoing himself marking essays so that students get the most out of feedback. He reports on small-screen success Imagine you videoed yourself every time you...
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Research notes
PHILIPPA DARBRE, 54, SENIOR LECTURER IN ONCOLOGY, READING UNIVERSITY What is the nature of your research? My research interests centre around the role of oestrogen and oestrogen-mimicking chemicals...
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Today's news
University grants to include sum for work with business For the first time the Government's block grants for university research will include a sum related to the amount of work an institution does...
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Latest research news
How city birds adapt to life in the fast lane Sing high, sing fast. This is what songbirds have to do to survive in the din of city life, a study has found. Songbirds living in forests sing more...
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Today's news
Murder case builder 'tortured academic for bank details' A cash-strapped builder tortured a talented Oxford academic to force her to hand over her bank details before leaving her to die, a court was...