The irresistible lure of life as a dilettante
Despite a room-mate from hell and classes with 100 other people, Kate O'Neill loves grad school in the United States I have a sticker on my fridge which, paraphrasing an anti-drink driving campaign,...
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Role play: why girls will be boys
Alison MacLeod's first novel The Changeling explores the contradiction of the female androgyne. The novel, published next month, is based upon of Ms Macleod's PhD in creative writing at Lancaster...
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Dangers of no liaisons
What is the role of a PhD supervisor? Some students receive ample help and training while others are abandoned. John Davies reports Mark Stevenson is a PhD student at a well-known institute of higher...
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Why laser is a real eye-opener
Efforts to correct short sight by reshaping the cornea using laser surgery have received a boost at Imperial College, London, where a new infra-red laser has been developed which is more compact and...
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Sharp pictures and new insights on grey matter
Oxford University is maintaining its position as a world leader in research with two new ventures. Alan Thomson reports on the go-ahead for a magnetic resonance brain scanner Oxford University is...
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Too many cures for too many diseases
Oxford University is maintaining its position as a world leader in research with two new ventures. Martin Ince visits its new therapeutic antibody centre The University of Oxford's new Therapeutic...
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Do not be shy about retiring
It takes a working lifetime to secure a financially comfortable retirement. Sue Ward gives a guide to pensions Postgraduates lead insecure lives, and many do not find permanent jobs until they are...
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Letter of law crushes hope for letters after name
A Home Office crackdown on visas has left many overseas students facing deportation. Alan Thomson reports Overseas PhD students are facing deportation after a Government visa crackdown deprived them...
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A rough guide to lecturing
Olga Wojtas talks to a group of tyro teachers whose book aims to pass on a few tricks of the trade Martin Gough did it confidently, and was greeted with looks of blank horror. David Allan did it in...
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Five tips for new teachers in higher education
From Jill Bourne, now teaching at University College of Wales, Cardiff. 1. Find out where the nearest lavatory is. 2. Double the time you've already allocated for writing a lecture and marking essays...
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The balloon debate finale
Which academic faculty is the most vital? Advocates for science, social science and humanities put their case Plunging to earth in a hot air balloon, as our groups of academics have been doing for...
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Project to detect polluters
(Photograph) - Dust bowl: Ian Stone and Jeff Jones check an "inverted frisbee dust deposit gauge" as part of a project to detect polluters. The scientists from Exeter University use X-rays and scan...
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Letter
A typesetting error in Alan Waton's letter last week meant that reservations about working with the Committee of Vice Chancellors were attributed to him instead of to his colleague, Steve Reicher. We...
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A rotten reminder
Anyone wanting a reason for why government should be kept at arms length by the universities need only have turned up a few minutes early for Mrs Shephard's statement and taken in Sir Nicholas's 15...
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Ex-MP Gould in NZ house attack
New Zealand. Students have questioned the NZ$79,000 (Pounds 35,000) cost of renovations to the house of Bryan Gould, Waikato University vice chancellor and former British Labour MP - criticism he has...