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Last month in The THES. Catherine Belsey called for an overhaul of 'ye olde' exam classifications. One reason why degree classifications have survived into the 21st century, despite all the arguments...
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It's time to face the real risks
Developing nations could profit from our aversion to risk, says Bridget Ogilvie. The public is in a state of confusion concerning how best to protect its interests. People resent being told what to...
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Why I ...believe letter writing can improve your career prospects
Since my time as an undergraduate psychology student I have had countless letters published in newspapers and journals. I usually write about my research specialisms: addictions, gambling, video...
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That quantum leap...
John Heilbron opens a THES tribute to 100 years of quantum theory with a look at Max Planck's contribution to modern physics. When, on December 14 1900, Max Planck presented the paper now regarded as...
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Sainsbury among Labour's big donors Science minister Lord Sainsbury is one of two £2 million benefactors the Labour Party has been forced to name. The other is Christopher Ondaatje, a member of the...
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Latest international news
Gates gift founds scholarship scheme Washington state’s largest private scholarship programme is being established through a $100 million gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES As global demand for higher education rises, universities are offering tuition via the internet. In doing so, they may be risking their reputations. DAILY TELEGRAPH Beautiful women go...
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Under the oceans, mountains to climb
Mid-Ocean Ridges
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Understanding an angry earth
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
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Hidden fossils go on the record
Fossil Crinoids
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Of famine, genocide and slicing up brains
A century of lost lives has changed a nation, writes Adam Hochschild. When my family and I were living in Moscow some ten years ago, the only foreigners in a sombre, fortress-like apartment block, a...
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Eyes to the sky for holy thought
God's Equation
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A last word on the Führer and Third Reich
Hitler, 1936-1945
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Molecules, candy and microwaves
The New Chemistry
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Surveying a monumental landscape from the shoulders of giants
Proteins, Enzymes, Genes