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I am dismayed by Roger Watson's flippant generalisations about nurse educators (Letters, THES , October 24). As a professor of nursing, he should be celebrating the fact that nursing is in the realm...
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Pension perils
Any colleague contemplating a post at a German university should look carefully at their pension rights. When I took up my appointment in Munich, I was assured that my years of service in the UK...
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No bias, just sense 1
Are we reaching the stage at which it will be impossible for a man to criticise a well-known woman without being accused of sexism ("Baroness hits back at laureate's broadside", THES , October 31)?...
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No bias, just sense 2
I was shocked to see Hertfordshire University's advert "Have you got the X factor?", aligning X chromosomes with the ability to make an "instant impression" that is "instantly credible" ( THES ,...
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The art of disguise
What's in a name? Gary Day (Opinion, THES , October 31) says that "academics are not artists". But if a practising fine artist also holds an associate teaching post in an institute of higher...
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Good on paper?
Nick Saunders (Professional, THES , November 7) claims that some academics submit identical papers to multiple journals simultaneously to increase their chances of getting published. All the journals...
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Miracle fishes that can rise from the dead
The 'Lazarus' shark's ability to survive without oxygen could have vital implications for medicine. Linda Vergnani reports. It is midnight, and an icy wind is whipping the sea as Gillian Renshaw...
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You pays your money, you makes your choice...
... and as parents play a greater role in their children's higher education decisions, league tables are likely to be their key guide. Shola Adenekan and Mandy Garner report. Parents are still...
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Key that links the living and the dead
DNA can help identify a murder victim and put a name to their killer but, says José Antonio Lorente, it is no magic wand. Rebecca Warden reports. Emilio Silva Faba ran a fish shop in the village of...
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Primate suspects in Piltdown prank
There is no doubt that Piltdown man was a hoax, but there is still little agreement on who was responsible, writes Geoff Watts. The Piltdown hoax is to palaeontology what Jack the Ripper is to...
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The medical mystery giving doctors a dose of humility
Thousands of people confound the global medical profession with inexplicable symptoms each year. Steve Farrar reports on the diagnostic nightmare haunting hospitals and leaving patients in despair....
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The medical mystery giving doctors a dose of humility
Thousands of people confound the global medical profession with inexplicable symptoms each year. Steve Farrar reports on the diagnostic nightmare haunting hospitals and leaving patients in despair....
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Miracle fishes that can rise from the dead
The 'Lazarus' shark's ability to survive without oxygen could have vital implications for medicine. Linda Vergnani reports. It is midnight, and an icy wind is whipping the sea as Gillian Renshaw...
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You pays your money, you makes your choice...
... and as parents play a greater role in their children's higher education decisions, league tables are likely to be their key guide. Shola Adenekan and Mandy Garner report. Parents are still...
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Key that links the living and the dead
DNA can help identify a murder victim and put a name to their killer but, says José Antonio Lorente, it is no magic wand. Rebecca Warden reports. Emilio Silva Faba ran a fish shop in the village of...