The Nobel? It's all about learning to say 'no'
How does life change after the announcement of a Nobel prize? Paul Nurse, one of this year's laureates, describes the whirlwind I had more than 1,000 emails in the couple of weeks after the...
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Science makes sense, but let's abandon peace
If Nobel prizes are really so important, why do they fail to acknowledge so much cutting-edge research? If physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology is your discipline, fine. You are in with a...
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95 years - it's a cruise
Eating blowfish, driving lessons around Trafalgar Square and improving teacher training in universities. Cherry Canovan speaks to educationist Roy Niblett about his memoirs Ninety-five years is a...
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If only quality assurance were this sexy
From Indiana Jones and his whip to Kate Winslet's revealing portrayal of Iris Murdoch, academia on the screen seems more about libido than lecturing. Adrian Mourby lists his top ten lusty dons. Most...
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Way to win more than just readers
Academics dreaming of that bestseller can now shoot for the British Academy Book Prize. Harriet Swain reports. There was a time when an academic's idea of communicating with the general public was...
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Beer, bad jokes and Brigitte Bardot's bikini
There is no single theme running through this year's Modern Language Association conference but ethnic identity and disability feature strongly, as do the practicalities of modern academic life....
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Gravity is one more way to keep women in their place
To challenge traditional interpretations of gender, we need to follow women into outer space, argues Marie Lathers. At the close of the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien , Ripley dons an astronaut's suit...
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Read between the lines for a lesson in consumer coercion
Harry Potter may be one step ahead of the evil Voldemort, but the marketeers had his number long ago, warns June Cummins. "How do you achieve global commercial domination and not lose your soul?" -...
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Pledges of pure simplicity
China's sex-education policy has focused on teaching young people self-restraint rather than instructing them about safe sex and contraception. Joanna McMillan reports. Earlier this month, World Aids...
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A high-risk gamble on highbrow consumers
Even though the market for e-learning is flagging, Columbia University and its partners believe that their Fathom online courses will pull in paying individuals. Stephen Phillips reports. While many...
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Eyewitness: higher education in Eastern Europe
Country Tuition fees for degree programmes Population & student numbers Universities Change in enrolment in tertiary education 1995*-99 Czech Republic No fees courses at state and public...
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From today's UK papers
Six universities more elitist than Oxbridge Six universities were rebuked yesterday after official statistics revealed they were more socially exclusive than Oxford and Cambridge. Bristol, Exeter,...
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New universities top the drop-out league New universities dominate the top ten institutions with the highest student drop-out rates, according to the latest performance indicators released by the...
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Environment link to cancer increase Certain childhood cancers such as brain tumours and leukaemia are on the increase, prompting concerns that an environmental factor could be pushing rates up....
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From today's UK papers
Higher education target 'fiddled' Liberal Democrats have accused the government of planning to inflate higher education figures as part of an attempt to meet its target of...