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United StatesLawyer loses on 'frivolous' groundsA lawyer who sued Columbia University for failing to offer men's studies courses has lost his case. Roy Den Hollander accused the university of bias...
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Scientist fired for speaking to press discusse s a settlement
Public outcry followed dismissal of global expert on climate change. Melanie Newman reports
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Sarkozy ignores protests against his reform drive
President Nicolas Sarkozy is refusing to back down from planned reforms to French higher education despite 15 weeks of strikes by academics and a call by university presidents for a moratorium.
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Daytime TV: Fighting fit
Gary Day sings an ode to manliness, from 11th-century swordplay to 21st-century six-packs
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Don's bogus claim shock
Shock waves rolled around our campus this week as a special investigation by The Poppletonian revealed serious and possibly fraudulent misuse of the Conference Expenses Fund.Records obtained by us...
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Dude, where's my stimulus?
Kevin Fong bemoans science's continuing inability to secure its future
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Go public to prevent extinction
Knockabout popular debate appeals to few scholars, but if intellectuals disappear from the public eye, academia may suffer
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From where I sit - Collaboration can be win-win
Tuberculosis has re-emerged as a serious health problem. Unless significant steps are taken to raise awareness and align prevention strategies across Europe, all the progress made in controlling the...
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Martin Turner, 1942-2009
Martin Turner, a leading British space scientist who was appointed CBE in 2004, has died.
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Advances in Tissue Engineering
Editor: Julia PolakCo-editors: Sakis Mantalaris and Sian E. HardingEdition: FirstPublisher: Imperial College PressPages: 948Price: £107.00ISBN 9781848161825This book is a kind of how-to guide for...
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Medicine round up
ObesityAuthor: Elliot BlassEdition: FirstPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 300Price: £32.99ISBN 9780878930371This volume discusses the factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, including social...
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Musculoskeletal Examination
Authors: Jeffrey Gross, Joseph Fetto and Elaine RosenEdition: ThirdPublisher: Wiley-BlackwellPages: 472Price: £46.99ISBN 9781405180498The most memorable and effective teachers of clinical medicine...
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Clinical Skills and Examination: The Core Curriculum
Authors: Robert Turner, Brian Angus, Ashok Handa and Chris HattonEdition: FifthPublisher: Wiley-BlackwellPages: 384Price: £19.99ISBN 9781405157513Around ten years ago, white coats as worn by doctors...
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Read, Research and Write: Academic Skills for ESL Students in Higher Education
Author: Caroline BrandtEdition: FirstPublisher: SagePages: 248Price: £60.00 and £19.99ISBN 9781412947367 and 7374Calling all lecturers: your jobs depend on books like this. You know that...