A law unto themselves?
"In the years since I started practising law, the profession's landscape has radically changed. Yet many women still find the odds stacked against them in ways that are not experienced by men. More...
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The very Nobel art of winning
Prizes, poverty and pasta: a week in the life of a winner The UK does well at producing Nobel laureates, coming second only to the US. The exception is in physics: it has been more than 20 years...
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A law unto themselves?
Professor Jo Shaw, department of law, University of Leeds "Over the years legal academia has become increasingly feminised. When I first joined the Society of Public Teachers of Law in the mid-1980s...
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A law unto themselves?
Professor Katherine O'Donovan, faculty of law, Queen Mary & Westfield College, London "A breakthrough for me came when a group of women established an interdisciplinary course on 'women in...
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The dark side of the gloom
When depression cast its shadow over champion of science Lewis Wolpert he used his skills to promote greater understanding of the illness. Alison Goddard reports There is a difficult moment in my...
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Higher channels
Stay media-literate with John Davies's weekly radio and television round-up. (All times pm unless stated.) Davieses@aol.com Pick of the week Almost certainly it will not be the best programme of the...
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The THES Diary
Wisdom on stilts Some vice chancellors seek acclaim, others have it foisted upon them. Howard Newby, Southampton University's v-c, found himself in the lattercategory last week. Lord (John) Patten...
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Paris declaration on higher education in the 21st century
The biggest international gathering on higher education ever took place in Paris last week. David Jobbins reports on how participants saw their role The main points: * Higher education should be...
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Britain happy to be back
The biggest international gathering on higher education ever took place in Paris last week. David Jobbins reports on how participants saw their role Britain's re-entry to Unesco was one of the first...
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Lifeline
(Photograph) - Zoe Pragnell, respiratory technician at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, tests her lung capacity at the Sheffield occupational and environmental lung injury centre which has opened at...
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Beyond pickled cucumber
George Blazyca describes how Poland is using student loans in its switch to a modern market economy Poland is best known for its pickled cucumber and vodka but it should be known as the home of thick...
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World watch
The University of Cape Town is cutting academic and support staff jobs to bring spending down 10 per cent over three years, according to acting vice-chancellor Wieland Gevers. The university is...
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World watch
British film director Peter Greenaway is giving ten lectures at the University of Bologna in 1998-99 as part of a cinema history course.
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Agony Aunt
Q) Is there any way of spotting students who are struggling to keep up with my course, for whatever reason, before it is too late? Terry Kee Level one year tutor in chemistry, Leeds University A) It...
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UEA says UEE is no name for new Anglia University
Anglia Polytechnic University has moved to banish the word "polytechnic" from its name, but not without a row with its neighbour, the University of East Anglia. Governors at APU this week unanimously...