Experience counts
Not just a historian, but the heaven-sent (by way of Texas) dream of the lonely octogenarian. Young Cambridge historian Bryan Rigg, whose research on German Jews found an original and effective...
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Absolutely zonkers
Both an alumnus to be proud of (no 80 in the series) and a practitioner of the literary sideswipe is Sean Thomas, son of novelist D. M.Thomas and a graduate of University College London's Bartlett...
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Esteve-Coll is to retire
Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll (pictured right) is to take early retirement from her post as vice chancellor of University of East Anglia after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She arrived in...
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The biggest book move in history
(Photograph) - On the move: Workmen help carry out the biggest book move in history, as 12 million books and manuscripts begin their migration from Bloomsbury to the shelves of the new Pounds 511...
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OU links up with islands
The Open University has signed a partnership agreement with the University of the Highlands and Islands which will boost UHI's bid to secure degree-awarding powers in its own right. The UHI project...
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Postgrad loan plan
Eleven universities are planning to launch a new postgraduate loan scheme. But postgraduates have dismissed the idea as a mere marketing ploy. The universities, from the research-based 94 Group, are...
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Privatisation of research establishments is slated
The Government's privatisation probe of more than 40 public sector research establishments has been slammed as "profoundly unsatisfactory" by MPs. A report published this week by the Commons science...
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Sports students to hit jackpot
Up to 4,500 lottery-funded sports scholarships are to be created for elite British competitors, the Department for National Heritage announced following last week's budget. Precise levels of funding...
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A treasury of timeless gems
Anthology of Chinese Literature
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An expansive but walled city
The Macmillan Dictionary of Art
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Casting a durable art
Du Neolithique à l'âge du Bronze en Chine du Nord-Ouest, la Culture de Qijat et ses Connexions - Bronzes Archaiques de Chine
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Did liberated ancients throw more than pots?
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
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Encouraging cross-fertilisation
Trends in Plant Science
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From the edge of Eurasia
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
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Heavenly Hong
God's Chinese Son