Double Dutch
Too late, alas, for our Howlers competition, but Strathclyde University would have been a strong contender with this offering from an environmental planning exam: "Today, Glasgow has no real function...
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Brunel ends pain in Spain on buses
Mussolini's trains ran on time in the 1930s Italy, much to the chagrin of the Spanish. Now Brunel University is helping them rival Il Duce's achievement on an arguably more recalcitrant public...
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Conveying what Mr Gibberish is driving at
Throw in a few spare parts of a Ferrari with those of an old Skoda and you have the vehicle for conveying economic news to the public, argues John Corner. Nicholas Jones's "insider" account of...
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Madness of a class-ridden system
Rising fees and a widening social divide mean that the path from graduate to academic career needs ever more money and luck, argues Geoffrey Strickland. Evidence that the expansion of higher...
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Rugger mix-up
Talking of exaggerations in the press, Gareth Roberts, chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals, may be feeling less than grateful that an error in an early draft of a flier for...
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Nurses' courses in fast lane
A flood of courses in advanced nursing, often at masters degree level, may be appearing too quickly, even before a consensus has been reached about what "advanced nursing" is, a conference will hear...
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Cash call for dying species
Many natural history collections, especially in the tropics, will soon be lost forever unless money is made available for developing countries to preserve them. Richard Leakey, wildlife biologist and...
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Art cause needs a finer finish
Fine art conservation skills are in urgent need of care and attention. "Something that worked perfectly well is being brought to its knees," warns Caroline Villers of the department of conservation...
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Our time-less lives
The feel-good factor hasn't returned, so we are told, because job insecurity is still widespread. But Ray Pahl, continuing our series on work and the family, believes it is also because our fractured...
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Case for currency quiz
Two recent reviews (THES, July 26 and August 2) contribute illuminatingly to the vital debate on a single currency. However, they both describe negatively those who oppose a single currency as prone...
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Tobacco roadblock
The Medical Research Council was criticised this week for accepting money from the tobacco giant British American Tobacco. BAT has given Pounds 147,000 to the MRC to research whether nicotine is...
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One flew into the fellow's head
What is a sociology researcher to do when a pigeon starts a family under her desk? Sarah Nelson explains. Now here is a conundrum for the silly season. What do you do when a pigeon builds a nest...
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Students return to barracks
Old German soldiers who become students rather than simply fading away are to be offered accommodation in all-too-familiar surroundings. Ex-conscripts and former professional soldiers who are...
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Fringe Wellcome gene
Audience participation is usually one of the less welcome features of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, when innocent theatregoers can find themselves part of the action. But there was no hesitancy...
