The price of elephant jokes
The Illusions of Postmodernism
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Will's awareness of modern fiends
Shakespeare's Universal Wolf
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Scourge of the literal tendency
Freedom's Law
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The truth is out there
Criminal Justice in Europe
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When boffins meet ambulance chasers
Science at the Bar
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Sectarian scholarship
Nationalism, Racism and the Rule of Law
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First Impressions
This week's First Impressions comes from a woman with a classically musical surname: "A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: 'Allez vous-en!...
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Appointments
Canterbury Christ Church College Michael Wright, former vice principal and, until 1992, dean of the business school at Napier University, has been appointed principal of the college. He will succeed...
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Awards
Lakatos Award 1996 The London School of Economics and Political Science announced that the winner of the 1996 Lakatos Award is Abner Shimony, professor of philosophy and physics, Boston University,...
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Chairs
Anglia Polytechnic University David Crouch, head of leisure and rural development research, has been awarded a professorship. University of Surrey T. McMillan, consultant clinical psychologist at...
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Honorary fellowships
University of Bristol Glynne Wickham, emeritus professor of drama, president of the Society for Theatre Research, founder of the university's theatre collection, governor of the Bristol Old Vic,...
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Wholesale redistribution
Andrew Dilnoton the taxing choice we have to make. Something for nothing. It sounds exciting. The Conservatives and Labour both seem to think we can have better public services without more tax. But...
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Angling for equality of consideration
In the third article in our occasional series about how we should treat animals, Peter Singer argues that the time has now come to embrace all animals inour circle of morality Do animals have rights...
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Speaking Volumes
Tessa Blackstone on Richard Titmuss's The Gift Relationship In 1966 I was appointed temporary assistant lecturer on a one-year contract in the department of social administration at the London School...
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Charlie's angel
Raised eyebrows greeted the Prince of Wales's decision to appoint an archaeologist as saviour of his beleaguered Institute of Architecture. Kam Patel reports on Richard Hodges, the prince's...