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  1. A window on ageing

    Canny fortune tellers would do well to look deep into their clients' eyes as the ups and downs of their past, and even a glimpse of their future, may be written there. Scientists are investigating...

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  2. Make winners of class acts

    What: The new National Teaching Fellowships Scheme is handing out Pounds 1 million to aid the efforts of Britain's best teachers. Why: Annual awards such as these are meant to raise teaching's...

  3. Star Turn

    What do cat and pig cross-breeds and Dark Star have in common? Aristotle, of course. Brendan Howe meets a poetic don who can explain Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man resounds through the...

  4. Rs and gripes? Head for the US

    Alan Jenkins suggests we have much to learn from the US's intellectual excitement over teaching. The three "Rs" are top of the teaching agenda again, but this time they stand for: ranking, rating and...

  5. Why all-glitz and no know-how is the kiss of death

    Ever watched a speaker hovering nervously by his PowerPoint comfort blanket? Jonathan Osborne has seen a few in his time... To PowerPoint or not to PowerPoint - that is the question. You can hardly...

  6. Derby doesn't do it by the book

    Gordon Brewer says electronic libraries can help students on and off campus. University libraries are not what they used to be. Among the bookstacks, banks of PCs are a big attraction. For service...

  7. Galactic gazers predict shake-up

    The cost of joining the European Southern Observatory in a bid to put the United Kingdom back in astronomy's premier league spells big cuts in facilities elsewhere. The move is to be discussed at a "...

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  8. Saintly thoughts

    (Photograph) - St Luke, pictured in St Augustine's AD 580 copy of the gospels, is the oldest manuscript in the Parker library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The college is raising Pounds 20...

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  9. US offers haven for refugee scholars

    An academic fired by the University of Belgrade has spoken out about his shame in an open protest against the oppressive climate in Serbia. A letter from chemical engineer Obrad Savic was to be read...

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  10. Wicks warns colleges

    Too many further education colleges are "coasting" along in quality and standards, lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks warned this week. Inspection reports showed a growing number of colleges...

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