Grants
IMPERIAL COLLEGE Research grants: Dr D. Leak, Pounds 115,492 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (hetero- logous expression and generation of molecular hybrids of propene...
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Fellowships
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON. Fellows: Fred Bullock; June Clark; Bartolomeu dos Santos; Ken Follett; John Garside; Philip Johnson-Laird; John Kenny; Bayo Kuku; John Lennard-Jones; Tom McNally; John...
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Events
CATALYST. Royal College of Arts graduates Gary Clarke and Gary Clough will show new work (see right) at Falmouth College of Arts Gallery, Woodlane, Falmouth, until May16 (10am-4pm). The mixture of...
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Appointments
COUNCIL FOR THE CENTRAL LABORATORY OF THE RESEARCH COUNCILS. The following have been appointed to the council: Chairman and chief executive: Paul Williams. Members: Julia Higgins, Imperial College,...
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County Hall saga is still running on and on
"A Whitehall farce", Labour's Alan Milburn called it. But the charge being pressed against Sir Godfrey Taylor, of the London Residuary Body, as he faced questioning on Tuesday over the sale of County...
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National Front vote key in French poll
Lionel Jospin may have carried the first ballot but Jacques Chirac remains the firm favourite in Sunday's French presidential election. So says Robert Elgie, lecturer in the department of European...
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Alcohol packs little punch
A "Sting" type experiment using psychology graduates to harass volunteers has shown that alcohol has no direct influence on aggression. Niall Coggins, senior lecturer in Strathclyde University's...
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British family life link to drink
The absence of loving family relationships may be driving English teenagers to drink. A comparative study of family life and the drinking behaviour of 11 to 16-year-olds in three European countries...
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Teachers sound recruitment alarm
Post-16 education funding is the subject of new reports. Patricia Santinelli reports on the AUT's case for more pay. Higher education might be hit by a staff recruitment crisis because of the "...
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NUS shows funding preferences
Post-16 education funding is the subject of new reports. David Charter outlines the NUS's assessment of student funding options. Returning student support to 1979 levels would cost at least Pounds 8....
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Low rank research under threat
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has sent out a clear signal that research funds for low-rated departments are under threat, and that institutions should give up on areas where they are...
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Still life
(Photograph) - Still life: Shoppers in London's Charing Cross Road were bewildered as artists Trish Lyons and Carmel Cannon asked them to lend a hand in the creation of a drawing in the display...
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Envy queue
Ken Goddard of the pro-acronym lobby, has produced a guide for the Labour party for selecting a name for its proposed qualification for 14-19 year-olds (Antithesis, April 7): it must be a...
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To Sir with love
If you want a knighthood certain careers are clearly recommended - High Court judge, senior civil servant and Tory MP among them. If you only want people to think you have one, running part of London...
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Take note
However, the council has still not got the niceties of corporate life sorted out. A memo on noticeboards about the correct name for the thing says that the full name must be used or abbreviated to...