Alternative medicine plan is 'waste of money'
Two professors are at loggerheads over the value of a new project to advance the science behind complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), after one claimed that it was dominated by partisan...
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Daytime TV: Shadow lands
From the Enfield Poltergeist to the most haunted pub in England, Gary Day has still to see proof of ghosts
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My Eureka Moment: 'Small places matter more than big ones'
Ron Johnston's investigations into the impact of geography on democracy have revealed that people in the same class position tend to support different parties depending on where they live
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It's in the cards
When Bob Blaisdell was finally persuaded to use index cards for study, he became as obsessive about them as he was about the baseball cards of his youth
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We did it before...
As universities agonise over greatly reduced funding from the state, David Greenaway reminds them that they were once much more financially self-reliant and would do well to rekindle the old spirit
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28 January 2010
Master your universe - Channel the old spirit to power through troubles
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Beware ‘unintended consequences’ of cuts, Welsh Assembly told
Sector warns that funding shifts may damage competitiveness. Hannah Fearn reports
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Independent probe into UCL’s ‘suicide bomber’
Review will examine whether Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was radicalised during his time at Gower Street. John Morgan reports
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The insecure scholar: Experience – just not the right kind
Failure to make the running exposes the problem of having an unconventional background
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Appraisal system will restrict freedom, scholars say
Academics fight proposals to align individuals’ research goals with managers’ objectives. Hannah Fearn reports
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Opinion: From Tottenham to the top
As the gateway to the professions, universities must do all they can, including considering context in admissions, to ensure fair access, says David Lammy
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Publisher attempts to rein in radical medical journal
Editor rejects proposal to have submissions peer reviewed. Zoë Corbyn reports
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The counterfeiters: fake institutions escape clampdown
Database shows 271 bogus universities are still operating in the UK. Melanie Newman reports
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Undergraduate numbers continue to rise
Ucas figures show 6 per cent increase in students with places in 2009-10. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Inventing a Socialist Nation
East Germany's selective use of homeland culture in its reconstruction is illuminating, writes Gareth Dale