Steiner's art views fail to sway Scots
A call by philosopher George Steiner for the Edinburgh International Festival to recognise the "intellectual challenge" of science promotes an unnecessarily pessimistic view of the gap between arts...
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Bogus degree scandal discovered
The University of Zululand has just found out that officials have been awarding students false degrees. Now students and management are at loggerheads over how to tackle the fraud. A tip-off two...
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Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. My daughter has just completed a course at Thames Valley University and Anna Tobin's...
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A swing to the bright
Geoff Andrews believes that Tony Blair's new Labour has jettisoned the anti-intellectual prejudices of old. The links between new Labour and intellectuals beyond the party are attracting much...
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Dead Clever
Part six: the story so far . . . Despite Henry's apologies for following her, Toni hands in her resignation from the press office. Faced with such a serious threat to his well-laid romantic plans,...
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A holey trinity
Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society
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Appeasing the Luddites
Resistance to New Technology
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Comrades in Christ
Possible Dreams
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Hi-tech, low tech, best tech
Knowing Machines
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Jewel on the Nile
Philo's Alexandria
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Minority interests
Tackling Racism in Europe
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Probable miracles or impossible gods?
Uncertain Belief
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Tireless by the Trent
Bertrand Hallward
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Where there's Mc there's brass
The McDonaldization of Society
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Honorary degrees
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE DLitt: Giles Havergal, director of the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. DSc: Santiago Calatrava, architect and engineer. DUniv: Joyce Deans, depute chairman of the university's...