Hear, hear and over there
Samuel Beer discerns the Americanisation of British politics and the decline of party government. Recently a British journalist recalled that Baroness Thatcher had once said that it would be a great...
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Source: Getty The 100 Under 50 universities are marked by their energy, innovation and fearless approach to the future, write Phil Baty and Katie Duncan. Australia has overtaken the UK to become the...
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Native light and the colours of prejudice
Art and Nationalism in Colonial India 1850-1922
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Sources for research funding in 1998
Each month this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk EUROPEAN UNION. www.cordis.lu and www.echo.lu www.europa.eu. int/comm/...
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Hope in Pandora's Box
French scientist Harry Bernas gives reasons for opposing the Mururoa nuclear tests The main reason French president Jacques Chirac gave for resuming nuclear tests in the Pacific during the coming...
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The man who got things done
Lenin - Lenin
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Blueprint for a brighter future
Education is the most important thing of all. With it you can get a job and move up the social ladder." I heard these words spoken by Nadia, a sixth-former, when, as chair of the Commission on Social...
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Measured improvement
Active engagement with the global rankings has spurred KwaZulu-Natal to greater heights, argues M. W. Makgoba The University of KwaZulu-Natal was formed on 1 January 2004 in extraordinary...
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Search for a pharmacy set which works
David Mottram asks if there is a formula for computer-assisted learning in pharmacology that works for both student and teacher. Undergraduate pharmacy degree courses encompass a wide range of...
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Slicing the baby in half
Screen Violence
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Gambling on visions
As life becomes more complex, understanding its new risks requires greater ingenuity. Eva Pascoe explains. Suddenly, people have to deal with new, difficult problems such as DNA-based testing for...
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Benchmarks for assessment
International collaboration as measured by world rankings is key to Asia’s future, argues Justin Kim. Innovation is a key driver for Asia’s fastest-growing economies and universities are vital...
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On a clear day you can see to the multiplex
The citizens of Oxford may soon see new bingo halls, bowling alleys and car parks among their dreaming spires. Lucy Hodges asks whether colleges keen to profit from their land are responsible. Oxford...
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Selfish rebels in a parliament of genes
The Major Transitions in Evolution
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Discoursing with intent
Sociology, its critics claim, is wedded to jargon and unloved by the society it purports to understand. But Michle Barrett argues that the discipline still has much to say. The link between academic...