The Grown-Ups' Book of Risk
James T. Crouse considers the dangerous world of aviation, where disaster is only ever a whisker away
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A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century
Living in the information age, when we can know (or find out) almost anything we want to about public figures, it is hard to conceive of the challenges that face the medieval historian - even when...
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The English Virtuoso: Art, Medicine, and Antiquarianism in the Age of Empiricism
Look up the word "virtuoso" in the Oxford English Dictionary, and you will find an unusual admission that the various senses of the word are particularly difficult to discriminate. The first meaning...
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Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Isobel Grundy enjoys an unusual history of the growth of feminist debate and the notion of society
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EDUCATION- Academic Evaluation: Review Genres in University SettingsEdited by Ken Hyland, professor of applied linguistics in education, Institute of Education, and Giuliana Diani, tenured researcher...
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Cancer research portal will benefit researchers
'Resource catalogue' will offer access to multiple data sources. David Schley reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILSeven new projects have been awarded funding under the AHRC's Research Networking Scheme. The financial backing has been provided to encourage the discussion and...
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Thames Valley University - Twitter to the rescue
A university has launched a new Twitter profile that aims to help would-be students who have fallen short of their expected grades to find a place to study. Thames Valley University's Clearing Guru...
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University of Bath - Stem-cell alternative
The number of animal experiments conducted by researchers investigating motor neurone disease could be cut. A project led by Vasanta Subramanian, lecturer at the department of biology and...
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Cardiff University - Swaagatam in the hillsides
An agreement has been signed offering budding journalists from India the chance to develop their skills with a Welsh university. The deal between Cardiff University and the Asian College of...
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University of Winchester - Islam meets the West
A new masters degree in Islamic education is to be offered by the University of Winchester. The degree aims to improve community leadership and cohesion by training Muslim religious leaders about...
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London Metropolitan University - Guns and gangs link debunked
Rising gun crime is not a result of the growth of gang culture in the UK, a study led by London Metropolitan University's Simon Hallsworth says. Mr Hallsworth, principal lecturer in the department of...
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Middlesex University - Picture perfect
A part-time tutor who teaches observational drawing at Middlesex University is one of 56 artists chosen for the BP Portrait Award 2009 Exhibition. Middlesex lecturer Susan Light's portrait, Fatema,...
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University of Nottingham - Home win
The difficulty of compiling football fixture lists for Christmas and New Year may have been eased by an academic from the University of Nottingham. Graham Kendall, professor at the School of Computer...
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Nottingham Trent University - Ladders and cellars
Academics are to turn their hand to advising house buyers and sellers. Experts in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University will produce an online...