Echoes of Memphis and Thebes
The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems, 1940-1640 BC Translated by R. B. Parkinson Oxford University Press 317pp. £45.00 ISBN 0 19 814963 8. Ancient Egypt is famous for its monuments...
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Genetics' Mr Fix-it
Worldly wise: 20. French Anderson's controversial plans to inject engineered genes into foetuses in the womb have met with condemnation - and a death threat. Tim Cornwell reports The Federal Bureau...
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UK mislays passport at the final frontier
It's late and way over budget, but the International Space Station should finally blast off today. Is it worth it? asks Julia Hinde Plane-spotters and stargazers may soon have a new target in their...
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From extracts to sex tracts
Arthur Koestler raped Michael Foot's wife and David Cesarani wrote about it. Now he feels that The Telegraph's serialisation violated his book. To avoid the same fate, Brian Brivati (box) asks if he...
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Higher channels
John Davies suggests some television and radio programmes worth noting this week. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Cuba Libre (Saturday 4.0 onwards, History Channel). The cable/...
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First brushes with the real world
Charles Saatchi plans to sell some of his modern art collection to fund bursaries for London's struggling art students.Kate Worsley asked four recent graduates how they would spend the money Weather'...
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Discovery has no upper limits
Most mathematicians are young and male, but John Ashworth finds much to celebrate in Kathleen Ollerenshaw's first book on the subject If the first nine numbers, 1-9, are written in the shape of a 3 x...
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Star Turn
Olga Wojtas watches Strathclyde's quizmasterin action with a group of mechanical engineers. There is something of the quiz show about Jim Boyle's lectures. Each student holds a gadget resembling a...
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The THES Diary
Union dues Financial difficulties at the Association of University Teachers have brought out the good Samaritan in fellow lecturers' union Natfhe, itself no stranger to cash-flow problems. A Pounds...
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Degree in tourism
Bournemouth University is to develop a degree in international tourism and hospitality management with the Blue Mountains Hotel School in Australia. The two signed an agreement last week. Bournemouth...
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Battle cry
I read "Battle of the dons of war" (THES, October 30) with interest. But, given its theme, wouldn't it have been more appropriate to illustrate the article with British, rather than United States,...
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Record put straight on PGCE training course
Nene University College Northampton would like to make clear that "the voluntary withdrawal of provision" in teacher training mentioned in last week's THES referred to its PGCE secondary course only.
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Don's diary
Day 1 The Bibliothe que Nationale de France Francois Mitterrand opened 1,600 places to the public in the summer. The garden level (2,000 places) opened to researchers on October 9. I arrive a week...
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Eye witness
Controversy and politicking accompanied the release of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report. The African National Congress unwisely attempted to gag the commission. Accusations...
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China widens its red road
China has chosen a tough bureaucrat to steer Zheijang University's merger. Wang Gungwu looks at the history The city of Hangzhou in Zheijang province, China, has welded four of its universities into...