Stemming diseases
Foetal cells hold great promise. John Sinden explains an embryonic science Stem cells are big news. Since the chief medical officer's report recommended that donated human embryos could be used as a...
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Turning science fiction into fact
Reports from the British Association for the Advancement of Science, London, September 6-12, Edward James says sci-fi is science's inspiration Science fiction was defined by one of its most famous...
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Course offers a second chance
Simon Hindle did not really want to do his A levels first time round, so he was not particularly surprised when he failed all three. Being pushed by his parents to do resits was even worse and he...
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Far East opts for UK study
The number of students from outside the European Union planning to take up places at United Kingdom universities is up by 6.2 per cent on last year, according to figures released this week. The rise...
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Vice-chancellor's comments on under-qualified students
A vice-chancellor said this week he would rather "leave some courses unviable" than admit under-qualified students. Lowering entry requirements to fill places would be storing trouble, said Philip...
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Vatican tells truth-seekers to keep the faith
Billed as the greatest-ever international higher education event, the Vatican's "university jubilee" began in Rome this week, the day before the publication of an uncompromising document, under the...
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The devil in disguise
While paying lip-service to anti-elitism, a 'new elite' is cashing in on a population of cultural semi-literates, argues George Walden In education as elsewhere, elites are fast becoming the enemy...
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Why I ... believe people are becoming more interested in studying death
Judith Wester Postgraduate researcher Lancaster University The study of death at an academic level has been taking place for more than 40 years, but is now emerging into a new subject area. Women's...
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On the job
The government has announced a Pounds 4 million scheme to double the number of "on the job" teacher training places in London schools to 360 for the next four years after further recruitment problems...
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Research faces big overhaul
Review heralds far-reaching research funding changes, says Alison Goddard. Research funding is to be radically reformed following a fundamental review published today by the funding council. More...
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Stepping out
(Photograph) - The world-famous Yorkshire Ballet Seminars recently took place in their new venue of the University College of Ripon and York.
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Mark Chaplain
In Glittering Prizes, THES, July 14, it was stated that Mark Chaplain, who won the London Mathematical Society Whitehead Prize, was at Durham University. In fact, Mr Chaplain is at Dundee University...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk ARA PARSEGHIAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION www.parseghian.org/...
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New light on skin pigments
New light has been shed on why humans have differing skin colours. Nina Jablonski, chair of anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences, and colleague George Chaplin, have analysed global...
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Why I ... am delighted that the 'dirty' bits are to be restored to the classics
Mary Beard Reader in classics University of Cambridge Students of classics have long relied on small red and green hardbacks - the Loeb Classical Library. At last this series is being relaunched with...