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  1. Irish centre still going

    Queen's University's Institute of Irish Studies is not to close ("Irish institute could close", THES , June 7). It is to be reinvigorated with significant extra resources that will allow it to draw...

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  2. Ins and outs of race 2

    I was glad to see that "racialism" is "as natural as sexual feelings between the opposite sexes". That's 10 per cent of the population we don't need to worry about, then. Zoë-Jane Playdon Co-chair...

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  3. Career conundrums 1

    I empathise with Alice Smyth in being "disillusioned with degrees" ("Why I...", THES , June 14). I too am in the casual labour market with a teaching degree, two masters and a PhD from the Open...

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  4. Unwell? Ape an ape's remedy

    We can advance knowledge in many fields by studying the ways animals medicate themselves, says Cindy Engel Navajo and Blackfoot Indians say that one of their most powerful medicines was discovered by...

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  5. A transparent revolution

    Why did the great scientific advances that transformed the world between the 13th and 17th centuries all occur in western Europe? Alan Macfarlane believes the answer is crystal clear. One of the most...

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  6. Keeping watch on the seats of power

    Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Anthropologists are more committed...

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  7. Seeds of real relief

    Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Anthropological research on famine...

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  8. A cancer among the body social

    Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Those poor and desperate enough to...

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  9. Do we need to address our stress?

    As the working week gets shorter, work-related stress appears to be on the rise. David Wainwright and Michael Calnan ask why. In February, an appeal court ruling overturned compensation payments of...

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  11. Lit critters need selling

    English is as relevant as any subject. The world just needs to be told, says Bob Eaglestone. Something is rotten in the state of English. The study of literature and language is flourishing. It has...

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  12. The real cost of free speech

    The UK legal system found that writer David Irving had manipulated and falsified historical documents, but it also nearly scuppered an attempt by historian Richard Evans to publish his account of...

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  13. Career conundrums 2

    I was sorry to read about Alice Smyth's plight, but some of the problem is reflected in her references to her contact with careers advisers "before or since university". Didn't she use her careers...

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  14. Biology in rude health

    Robin Dunbar has a narrow view of what biology is all about ("Biology in terminal condition", THES , June 14). Although it may be true that applications for straight biology are decreasing, the...

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  15. In brief 1

    In response to claims that the University of Leeds is "set to follow" other medical schools in making redundancies ("RAE plunges Bristol medics into crisis", THES , June 14), we would like to...

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