Researching questions
The Research Foundations of Graduate Education - Places of Inquiry
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The $64m helix
The Golden Helix - Genetic Engineering
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A tale of bio(graphic)diversity
A Passion For Plants
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Was there life after the big bang?
Krakatau
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Much light on a tropical topic
Humid Tropical Environments
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Lion licked by toad
A Natural History of Amphibians
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Raw sheep brains are offal, luv
From Dearth to Plenty
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Life on the bottom rung
Contract research staff earn a pittance and have only a slim hope of promotion. Ayala Ochert examines efforts to alleviate their plight Lowest-paid and often lowest-status, contract researchers make...
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How to survive a calling to the bar
Chris Hatton offers some useful tips on conference tippling Conferences have their own peculiar drinking codes. Mastery of these is crucial to professional development, as work colleagues are...
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Role models for the next generation
Science and engineering PhD students are giving secondary school pupils the benefit of their experience. Ben Osborne and Lucy Hodges report For Kirsty Jamieson, a PhD student at the University of...
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The irresistible lure of life as a dilettante
Despite a room-mate from hell and classes with 100 other people, Kate O'Neill loves grad school in the United States I have a sticker on my fridge which, paraphrasing an anti-drink driving campaign,...
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Role play: why girls will be boys
Alison MacLeod's first novel The Changeling explores the contradiction of the female androgyne. The novel, published next month, is based upon of Ms Macleod's PhD in creative writing at Lancaster...
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Dangers of no liaisons
What is the role of a PhD supervisor? Some students receive ample help and training while others are abandoned. John Davies reports Mark Stevenson is a PhD student at a well-known institute of higher...
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Why laser is a real eye-opener
Efforts to correct short sight by reshaping the cornea using laser surgery have received a boost at Imperial College, London, where a new infra-red laser has been developed which is more compact and...
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Sharp pictures and new insights on grey matter
Oxford University is maintaining its position as a world leader in research with two new ventures. Alan Thomson reports on the go-ahead for a magnetic resonance brain scanner Oxford University is...