Minister sets sights on Beagle 3
Scientists struggling to contact the UK’s Mars probe were this week assured of life after Beagle 2 by a government commitment to future exploration of the solar system. Lord Sainsbury, the science...
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Ex-NUS chiefs split on top-ups
Two recent presidents of the National Union of Students squared up to each other over top-up fees this week, with one abandoning his opposition to government plans and the other warning that variable...
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Next week
Our man to Mann Laurie Taylor hears sociologist Michael Mann predict America's ugly future Also Prehistoric art: Two books reviewed by Steven Mithen Books focus: Design and fashion Louis Appleby, the...
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In the news: Michael Arthur
Michael Arthur, dean of Southampton University’s faculty of medicine, will become the first Russell Group vice-chancellor with a comprehensive school background when he takes over at Leeds University...
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Appointments
Lorna Walker , leader of Arup’s global environmental consultancy and chartered chemist, has been appointed Royal Academy of Engineering visiting professor in engineering design for sustainable...
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Crusaders for a truly free flow of ideas
Authors make their research available to publishers for nothing only to have it offered back to them at a price. Geoff Watts reports on efforts to change this Item: preparing this article, I log on...
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The lengths they'll go to for an Olympic gold
The key to Britain's recent success in international swimming lies in the appliance of science. Ben Carlish reports The waters of the Dublin swimming pool have barely settled after the Great Britain...
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Buy our brand new world?
Branding has become a buzzword for universities, but many academics remain sceptical at best. So we asked Robert Mighall, a former Oxford English fellow who is now a branding consultant, to do email...
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The rise and rise of porn chic
As pornography creeps into the mainstream and sleaze style becomes the vogue, how should feminists react, asks Angela McRobbie How should feminists respond to the pervasive, ironic normalisation of "...
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The public pay, so give them their say
The future of British science may rest on our ability to engage the population in an informed discussion about what research is done and how it is used, argues Lord Winston Two weeks ago in this...
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Crusaders for a truly free flow of ideas
Authors make their research available to publishers for nothing only to have it offered back to them at a price. Geoff Watts reports on efforts to change this Item: preparing this article, I log on...
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The lengths they'll go to for an Olympic gold
The key to Britain's recent success in international swimming lies in the appliance of science. Ben Carlish reports The waters of the Dublin swimming pool have barely settled after the Great Britain...
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Buy our brand new world?
Branding has become a buzzword for universities, but many academics remain sceptical at best. So we asked Robert Mighall, a former Oxford English fellow who is now a branding consultant, to do email...
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The rise and rise of porn chic
As pornography creeps into the mainstream and sleaze style becomes the vogue, how should feminists react, asks Angela McRobbie How should feminists respond to the pervasive, ironic normalisation of "...
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The public pay, so give them their say
The future of British science may rest on our ability to engage the population in an informed discussion about what research is done and how it is used, argues Lord Winston Two weeks ago in this...