Pet philosopher
If Neil Tennant, one half of lyrical pop duo Pet Shop Boys, is to have an academic namesake, it seems appropriate that he should be a staff member of the department of philosophy - albeit at Ohio...
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Varnish polishes off plaque
The Scots' notorious sweet tooth appears to be as decayed as ever among the latest batch of adolescents, with Dundee University's dental health services research unit reporting that the state of 12-...
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Science courses axed
Research formula will reward elite Physics and chemistry departments up and down the country are axing courses as student recruitment problems and the research assessment exercise take their toll....
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A contrary ventriloquist
For Oxford political theorist and former Thatcherite John Gray the central point is that there is no central point. David Walker reports on a self-confessed 'contrarian'. Philosophy is back. So...
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Digging deeper
While I enjoyed reading Nicholas Saunders's review of recent archaeology books (THES, December 8) I was astonished by his assertion that the study of the interrelationship between cultural...
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The river of sorrows
The Indians of the Amazon, remnants of advanced civilisations decimated by genocide and disease, now face extinction. Claude Levi-Strauss revisits photographs he took more than 50 years ago and muses...
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A misconceived agenda
Gavin Fairbairn believes abortion is wrong. The academy, he says, thinks he should stay silent A couple of years ago a student told me how shocked he had been that I had "admitted" to my belief that...
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Crick and mind over natter
One theory of consciousness rules supreme, Tony Durham reports, while readers reply to one scientist's views. Francis Crick warns that if we are not careful with our approaches to consciousness, it...
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Material girls
(Photograph) - Material girls: Danielle Russell (left) was one of the Bradford and Ilkley Community College fashion students to model clothes used in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at the...
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Students against fees proposals
WHO DOES the Russell Group think it is kidding? (Fees split Russell 17, THES, December 6) Up and down the country over the next few weeks university governing bodies will be asked to establish the...
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Cut and thrust
Alumnus to be proud of No 87 is that great patron of the shipbuilding industry Michael Portillo, whose recognition of the job and trade-creating possibilities of state expenditure came in the same...
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The science of the possible
George Poste calls on the Dearing inquiry to prioritise research funding Pharmaceuticals is the United Kingdom's most successful industry with a long tradition of pioneering accomplishment in life...
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PFI database registers 200-project increase
The number of universities registering formal interest in the Private Finance Initiative has grown by 19 per cent in the past three months. A total of 75 institutions have put forward upwards of 200...
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Lime cuts insects to the quick
ADDING lime to streams to combat the damaging effects of acid rain may do more harm than good. Recent research comparing insect communities in natural, unlimed and experimentally-limed upland mires...
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Scotland's grants review promises financial relief
Further education colleges are short of cash. Some think working with higher education institutions is the answer, but Scottish colleges have been penalised for doing so. Scotland's further education...