From libertines to liberty
The Forbidden Bestsellers of Pre-Revolutionary France
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The grim reaper's trusted scythe
Plagues - Investigating Disease Patterns
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Unseeded players
Biologists under Hitler
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Record of achievement
(Photograph) - Record of achievement: pop star Peter Gabriel accepts his doctorate in music at the University of Bath
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Honorary degrees
UNIVERSITY OF BATH DMus: Peter Gabriel, musician. UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM DD: David Jenkins, former bishop of Durham. DEng: Stewart Millar, director of engineering and technology at Rolls Royce;...
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Appointments
NACCEG Rodney Buse, former personnel director of W. H. Smith Group plc, has succeeded Christopher Ball as the chairman of the National Advisory Council for Careers and Educational Guidance. NACETT...
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The British Academy
Officers for 1996 to 1997: President: Keith Thomas; vice presidents: P. Haggett and M. McGowan; treasurer: J. S. Flemming; foreign secretary: B. Supple; publications secretary: D. Luscombe. Fellows:...
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Chairs
UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING James Hedley, retired principal of Inverness College, has been appointed as a professor emeritus in recognition of his positive contribution and valuable assistance with the...
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Grants
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Charities Dr M. Lacey, Pounds 140,450 from the Wellcome Trust (synaptic physiology and pharmacology of single substantia nigra pars reticulata neurones: electrophysiology of...
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Promotions
UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF MEDICINE The title of reader has been awarded to Norman Vetter, senior lecturer in the department of epidemiology and public health. ROYAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL...
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Final Word
This week's Final Word first appeared as a desolate dwelling in a Victorian monthly: "But I know that my dearest little pets are very pretty, and that my darling is very beautiful, and that my...
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Myth belonging to another age
British universities may be moving closer to their European counterparts in terms of numbers, but one aspect of university life remains different. The British system has been premised on the notion...
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Dead Clever
Chapter 3. Henry spent an uncomfortable night trying to fight off the feeling of being hoist on his own petard. He kept reminding himself that despite this setback, the plan itself had worked like a...
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Winning at the board name game
The new board of the new further education body representing the nation's colleges met for the first time this week. Few new boards can have faced such wide opportunities or heavy responsibilities....
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ILEA jewel theft
Fewer courses and higher fees have tarnished London's "jewel in the crown" adult education service, according to a report by lecturers' union Natfhe covering provision since the break-up of the Inner...