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Phil Whitaker and Stephen Foster
Whitaker, 33, was one of Andrew Motion's first students on the MA course in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. An Oxford GP, he is now 90 pages into his third novel. His first,...
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Professional partners
How do academic couples cope with feelings of rivalry and accusations of nepotism? And how easy is it to get a job in the same universityanyway? Kate Worsley investigates. They say you are most...
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Making an exhibition of oneself
A new exhibition could explain why Rembrandt created nearly 100 self-portraits, Kam Patel reports. Few giants in the history of art have left behind quite such an intriguing body of self-portraits as...
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A woman who knows her mind
Susan Greenfield spends a lot of time thinking about thinking. Now she's working on a drug to treat brain diseases that cripple millions. Alison Goddard reports. What do you think I would know or do...
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World watch
Four dissident academics jailed for offences against the state (see left) have appealed against their sentences, which range from three to five years. They were arrested after publicly urging...
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World watch
President Mouhamed Bouteflika has promised better funding for students, teaching and research. His address to the 20,000 students at the Universite Nationale Algerienne was the first time an Algerian...
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Rebel thinkers in Havana
Tony Kapcia looks at the Cuban's thirst for answers to problems outside the rhetoric of orthodox communism At first sight, given the spring trial of four former academics as dissidents, the question...
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Anniversary flagged
(Photograph) - Indonesian students rally in front of parliament to celebrate the first anniversary of former president Suharto's resignation. The students demanded Mr Suharto to be tried for...
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World watch
Health minister Bernard Kouchner is to overhaul medical studies to end private cramming to pass an exam that leads to highly sought specialisations. Students feel pressured to take the exam rather...
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Dockland dawn full of promise
The University of East London is set to open Britain's newest university campus on a patch of for- merly derelict land. The Pounds 40 million Docklands Campus, the first to be built in the capital...
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Museums suffer from neglect
An official survey of 38 university museum collections in the South- east region has expressed deep concern over standards of care. The revolution in standards of care that has dominated the...