A very cool way to raise the dead
Ralph Merkle wants to be frozen when he dies, because he believes his specialism of nanotechnology will one day be able to bring him back to life. Justin Mullins reports. Ralph Merkle wears a silver...
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Hey scientist, we're special, so get used to it
Humans are special beings, inside and outside nature. Scientists who cannot acknowledge this will never be able to fathom us, says Kenan Malik. It may not be too much to say that sociology and other...
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Social science takes a place at High Table
Sociology has finally made it to Oxford. Helen Hague meets Anthony Heath, who is set to put the subject at the centre of the university and the heart of policy Oxford University finally set up a...
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In the new Russia, history students no longer see red
Young Russian historians are far more interested in the domestic life of 19th-century peasants than in the forging of a Soviet superpower, reports Catherine Merridale. Teachers of history in Russian...
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Why happiness is skin deep
Skin disorders are not just a physical issue, their psychosocial impact can have tragic consequences, Linda Papadopoulos tells Anne Sebba. When "Nasty" Nick was expelled from the house in the hit...
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Higher channels
John Davies deconstructs the schedules (all times pm unless stated). Pick of the week Simon Schama's History of Britain reaches Richard II this week (Wednesday 9.30 BBC2), but fails to mention the...
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Higher Channels
Pick of the week Simon Schama greets Richard II in his History of Britain this week (Wednesday 9.00 BBC2), but there’s no room to mention the greatest poet of his reign, Geoffrey Chaucer. A...
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Public is right to be wary of GM, so let's open debate
Britain's plant scientists are a diverse group, to judge from responses to our poll on the genetic modification of crops, but their concern at the public hostility they face is shared. The BSE crisis...
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Funds for Social Scientists
Deadline: 31/12/2000
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Indicators fail to perform well
Behind many of the statements about performance indicators there is an assumption that the population of higher education should reflect the population of the country and that if it does not, it is...
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Indicators fail to perform well
I write as a disabled academic to argue that the university system in Britain is seriously neglectful of people with disabilities. The emphasis on broadening education access commonly ignores this...
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One for all
You state (News in brief, THES, October 6) that "plans for a Welsh Bac(calaureate) get universal backing" based on a survey that was carried out by the Institute of Welsh Affairs. Such enthusiasm...
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First-class review
Paul Surtees ("Why the lack of female firsts at Cambridge is down to more than PMS", Features, September 22) did not comment on the finding that the most significant reason for this was women's...
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Body politics
Once again the news media uses the body form to define women in the public domain ("We'll set colleges free, say the Tories", THES, October 6). By all means report on Theresa May's contribution to...
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Public address
Your article "Blackstone rules out top-up fees" (THES, News, September 29) accepts that higher education funding faces an inevitable spiral of decline, given that top-up fees have been ruled out. The...