Wise men or mystic mugs?
Below one of the chancellor's wise men, Martin Weale, asks if economic forecasting owes more to luck than to skill. The Independent has identified the National Institute, to which I belong, as the...
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Their hands on your genes
The demotion of a member of the US navy after he refused to give a sample of his DNA to the authorities has sparked fears among civil libertarians that Big Brother is doing something ominous with the...
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The American serviceman who refused to play ball
Looking at Don Power, it is hard to see how he differs from other US militarypersonnel. Outwardly he looks like any other young marine. But the 31-year-old father from Oregon haslost almost...
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Transatlantic thought war: causalities heavy
French intellectuals have responded with verve (or spurious profundity) to Anglo-Saxon derision (or spurious clarity)of their ideas. Ayala Ochert reports. The opening of EuroDisney in Paris five...
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Recipes for a longer life
In the second of our occasional series on academics and food, reproductive biologist Roger Gosden suggests a little healthy eating. John Davies reports. On his return from a day in London to his home...
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Awards
Louis Jeantet Prize The 1997 prize for medicine from the Fondation Louis Jeantet has been awarded to the following: Philip Cohen, professor and director of the Medical Research Council protein...
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Revolution required to keep boom on track
Graduate education needs to be broadened to meet the needs of the 21st century Graduate education is one of the main successes of United Kingdom higher education in the 1990s. But the increased...
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Scent of excellence attracts banks
Top research centres should help their students secure cheap loans When more than 40 per cent of your students are postgraduates, as at Warwick, one gains a clear understanding of the financial...
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Equality is best policy
Postgraduate study should be funded across the board like first degrees The recent announcement of a loans scheme for postgraduates organised by the '94 Group of universities and the Midland Bank has...
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Older grains of sand add to sum of knowledge
After 30 years as a journalist Ann Corbett transforms herself into a research student I spent a lot of time last year wondering if after 30 years as a journalist I could change overnight into a...
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A sea of books and no compass
The first year of a PhD is a daunting journey of discovery, however help is never far away, Richard Ford explains. What is it like being a doctoral research student? Many people who have enjoyed...
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How to avoid reaching beyond your grasp
AN INNOVATIVE graduate training programme at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology is helping to improve PhD submission rates and aid job hunting. The Graduate Support...
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Participation boom
DEPARTMENT for Education statistics show a 160 per cent increase, from 102,000 to 267,000, in full and part-time postgraduate students between 1980/81 and 1994/95. * The numbers of full-time...
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LBS offers scholarships to match US competition
LONDON Business School is to relaunch its PhD programme in September, providing full scholarships for students and more research training. The school, part of the University of London, has diverted...
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Research run down puts patient care under threat
STANDARDS of care in United Kingdom hospitals could slip if the erosion of the clinical medical research base is allowed to continue, according to the British Medical Association. The BMA's Junior...