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Hidden roots manoeuvre
I was interested to see that Open University researchers are trying to map every tree in the UK (Campus round-up, June). The problem is, of course, that they wonāt see the wood.Michael...
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Stoned to ease your bones
There is growing evidence that marijuana may be helpful in the treatment of chronic pain, so I thought for a moment that approaching old age was about to become a little more pleasant when I read of...
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Contact assessment
For two reasons, John Linfootās letter on ācostingā student contact time made me smile (āContact lensesā, Letters, 4Ā July). On the one hand, his figures are awry: the figure of 300Ā notional ācontact...
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Applied mythology
Even as a mere masterās student at St Anneās College, Oxford, I was astounded by the antiquated and conflicting claims made by Anthony Rodriguez (Letters, June).First he refers to the ābizarre ordeal...
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Pride and past prejudice
Wes Streeting is right that our universities must be places of empowerment and support for all students (āLeaders show how to build gay-friendly campusā, News, Ā June). An interesting area is how they...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Christians, Muslims, and Jesus by Mona Siddiqui
Ursula King hails a committed effort to advance interfaith relations
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Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio by Gareth Williams
A rogueās gallery stopped the ācripplerā, but for how long? asks Helen Bynum
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Arts of the Political: New Openings for the Left by Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift
Fred Inglis welcomes fresh currents of political resistance
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The Serpentās Promise: The Bible Retold as Science by Steve Jones
Alec Ryrie on an intriguing book that doesnāt do what it says on the tin
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Impossible Citizens: Dubaiās Indian Diaspora by Neha Vora
Caroline Osella considers a slice of the subcontinent at the heart of the Gulf
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Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today by Sharon Macdonald
Ulrike Zitzlsperger on the changing nature of heritage and the consequent effects on national identities in European nations
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Sacred Concrete: The Churches of Le Corbusier by Flora Samuel and Inge Linder-Gaillard
Benson P. H. Lau on a study of Modern architect Le Corbusierās religious thinking and architecture
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Postgraduate premium exhausted outside teaching and doctorates
Higher degree holders may face as much of a struggle to find jobs as those with first degrees, Higher Education Statistics Agency data indicate