Scientists true start
I was shocked by Keith Ward's reply to Richard Dawkins and Peter Atkins (THES, October 11) because of his illegitimate mixing up of religion and "the humanities". Ward has created the impression that...
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Write on
Reviewing books on writing systems (THES, October 18), Oliver Moore makes the remarkable claim that "no one has yet invented a purely written language". John Wilkins invented one as long ago as 1668...
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Oxford jackpot
Oxford University's research income has topped Pounds 100 million for the first time, it was revealed this week. Overall research income was Pounds 104.2 million for 1995/96, an increase of 10.4 per...
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Swansea opening
Departments of economics, history and politics at the University of Wales, Swansea, are being rehoused in a new building this term, following the official opening of the Pounds 3.5 million North Arts...
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Accountancy action
Nearly half of the members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales think there should be more on-the-job assessment of trainees working towards qualified status, a MORI poll...
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New scale please
The four-point scale for quality assessment in Scotland should be replaced by an overall judgement of "quality approved" or "quality not approved," a review group of the Scottish Higher Education...
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Stitched up
(Photograph) - Secretary of state for Scotland Michael Forsyth at the Scottish College of Textiles' new library with a woven portrait of himself made using the college's Scotweave computer program.
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Reverend slips up on clerical errors
A Durham University college principal whose work permit application contained misleading information will be allowed to stay in this country. But investigations are continuing over how the...
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Speaking Volumes: The Parisian Sansculottes and the French Revolution
Deian Hopkin on Albert Soboul's The Parisian Sansculottes and the French Revolution . In retrospect, the rattling 19th-century garret high above Cardigan Bay seemed the perfect setting for listening...
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Art criticism by sound bite
The 20th Century Art Book
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Be equal, be healthy
Unhealthy Societies
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Charts for a technical jungle
The Foundations of Econometric Analysis
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Darwin for true believers
The Dynamic Society Exploring The Sources of Global Change
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Europeans at the gates
The Economy of Ireland - Economic Growth in Europe since 1945 - The Stateless Market - Managing The Economy In The 1960s - The Politics of European Integration - Integrating Southern Europe -...
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Feuding pedants and Bardic stars
Scholars and Gentlemen