Why I believe gene banks are a waste of money
Recently a ransom demand was made calling for £163 million. At stake, we were told, was our future food security. We were threatened that if we didn't pay, our children would starve. That demand was...
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Reduced to tiers
Stop tinkering with entry requirements for state pupils and improve their education, says Ben Martin The government is understandably concerned that the proportion of state school students entering...
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The battle for arts and minds
Michael Bichard puts the case for a university dedicated to serving the creative industries Sometime last century, C. P. Snow wrote an essay about how the breakdown of communication between the...
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What brand is your degree?
The Virtual University? Knowledge, Markets and Management
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a great survey of uncertain central purpose: "Dover in the time of King Edward rendered £18, of which...
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The colours of conspiracy
An Act of State
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When distance really is no object
Entanglement
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Balance dead-ends and dream cures
Patterns of Speculation
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No need for leopard skin, just an Indian rope trick
1089 and All That
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Frightful forecasts from the final frontier
Storms in Space
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Tips on dealing with your conics
Geometry - Geometry
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An update on universal truth
Relativity
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Always choose a chocolate dip
How to Dunk a Doughnut
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Laurie Taylor Column
I'm ready for you now, Maureen. Thank you, Professor Lapping. Excuse the formality of this occasion - but as this is your annual performance review, it is important that we stick closely to agreed...