Times Higher Education Supplement 1997 - Abstracts

Times Higher Education Supplement 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
1964 revisited: lessons from the history of Mr Poly. (influence of polytechnics on higher education in the UK)(Column)EducationJohn Pratt
Aberfan aftermath, Sir Ron replies: 'I believe my advice was disinterested and just'.(reply by Sir Ron Dearing to an article by Iain McLean published in THES on January 17 1997)EducationRon Dearing
Accentuate the team.(arguments in favour of separating teaching and research in universities)EducationWilliam Solesbury, Janet Lewis
Accountancy called to book in quest for value.(financial transparency at British universities)EducationDavid Angluin, Robert Scapens
Accusation of nuclear arms link hits Israel.(US accuses Ben-Gurion University, Israel, of breaching pact on supercomputer)EducationPaul Jeffrey, Helen Flusfeder
A collision course with censorship. (moving picture censorship in the United Kingdom)EducationMartin Barker, Julian Petley
A course off the menu. (food choices; anthropology)EducationMary Douglas
Act now for more open universities.EducationAndrew Adonis
A cultural evolution. (contemporary art in China)EducationCraig Clunas
A diagnosis that demands more doctors. (need for more doctors in United Kingdom)(Column)EducationColin Campbell
A flowering that requires healthy roots. (United Kingdom, further education links with higher education)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationDavid Melville
A garlicked isle, set in an olive oil sea.(history of food; Perspective)EducationBrian Harrison
Aim higher and make money go further. (funding higher education in the United Kingdom)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationRoger Ward
Algerian strikers stay out.(strike continues at Algerian universities; includes related article on Algerian academics settling in France)EducationAkram Ellyas, Lamia Ellyas
All together now, children. (design of Institute of Child Health buildings in Bloomsbury, United Kingdom)EducationPeter Sandy
Angling for equality of consideration.(humans' treatment of animals; part 3; Perspective)EducationPeter (Judge) Singer
A place at the table of despair.(psychoanalysts' treatment of eating disorders; Perspective)EducationSusie Orbach
A pluralist escape from Faust. (Oxford University, England; Said Business School)(Column)EducationJohn Kay
A professional in the dock. (mixed views on the taught doctorate)(Research Opportunities)EducationEmma Westcott
Arcane and disabling. (use of plain English in academic writing)(Column)EducationAnn Lewis
Architects of the great depression. (pharmaceutical companies publicize mental health problems in order to boost sales)EducationDavid Healy
A right of entry for everyone.(widening access to higher education; World View)(Column)EducationMaggie Woodrow
Arts of gold.(United Kingdom cultural industries; Culture as Business)EducationSara Selwood
A scam for art's sake. (art research in higher education facilities)(Personal view)(Column)EducationAnthony Everitt
Assembly will stir real change.(contrasting views on implications for higher education of Welsh devolution)EducationNicholas Bourne, Derec Llwyd Morgan
Assessment reassessed.(opinions of 1996 Research Assessment Exercise)EducationKeith Ewing, Miriam David, Dan Cohn-Sherbok, John Fletcher, Ken Stout, Sean Sayers
Athens heads the new revolution. (Athens, Greece, information technology in higher education)(Multimedia supplement)EducationPetros Stefaneas
Aunt Deirdre says 'Economists, get out of the sandpit. Now!'(economist Deirdre McCloskey essay; Perspective)(Transcript)Education 
A woman who would be president.(Irish presidential candidate Mary McAleese)EducationNoel McAdam
Backbiting in a backwater.(higher education in Australia; World View)EducationFrank Hambly
Bad times ahead for Bad X.(need for better management of Germany's cultural resources; World View)EducationChristopher Harvie
Banking on change - the only safe investment. (challenges facing professional bodies in UK financial services industry)(Column)EducationGavin Shreeve
Bark and bite of bioethical watchdogs.(bioethical issues; Medical Research)EducationRuth Chadwick
Berlinguer's soft revolution.(Italian education minister Luigi Berlinguer)EducationPaul Bompard
Beware the 'Ivy League.'(concept of the 'Ivy League' and UK university research funding)EducationRobert May
Bibliographic software on a small budget. (Citation 7)(Evaluation)EducationTerry Hanson
Big advances need big battalions. (further education provision in Scotland)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationTom Kelly
Binary mix takes a leading role in the global theatre.(digital technology and teaching of the arts)EducationSteve Dixon, Ron Cook
Blasts in a legal minefield.(higher education establishments in France and the law)EducationIvar Ekeland
Blunkett's funding muddle.(UK plans to introduce tuition fees for university students)(Column)EducationBen Jackson
Brains in their tales.(employment prospects for humanities graduates)EducationRick Rylance
Braising standards.(cooking no longer a part of education; part 2; Perspective)EducationPrue Leith
Brilliance and the barrier to a great career.(help for researchers seeking academic career; includes case studies; Research Opportunities)EducationCath Cotton
Burn out warning at rebirth of the cool.(use of World Wide Web for teaching and learning in higher education; Multimedia)EducationJohn Venables
Can a foetus feel pain?EducationSara Abdulla
Can science studies save the world? (Perspective)EducationJon Turney
Can we handle more of the working class.(possible impact of expanding higher education in United Kingdom further education colleges)EducationGraham Peeke
Change comes hard in Chile. (modernization of state universities in Chile)EducationHannah Baldock
Charity that begins at home ends in the lab.(Association of Medical Research Charities; Medical Research)EducationDiana Garnham
Chasing the grant dragon.(grant application process causing addictive behaviour among British academics)EducationWilliam J. Keenan
Chic young turks have a dream.(South African student leaders)EducationKaren MacGregor, Nkosinathi Mazibuko
Chinese solution to a puzzle.EducationPeter Harris
Chronicle of a death untold.(secrecy surrounding death of Indian patriot; Perspective)EducationLeonard Gordon
Cinderellas arrive late at the ball. (funding archive collections)(Multimedia supplement)EducationBrian Dyson
Citizenship is not just cricket, teachers warn. (includes related article)EducationCarol Nahra
Class apartheid. (UK's top universities dominated by new upper class)EducationAndrew Adonis
Classes for the masses. (higher education provision in the United Kingdom)(Futher into the Future supplement)EducationHelena Kennedy
Clinical research needs a shot in the arm. (standards in clinical research; United Kingdom medical schools)(Column)EducationDavid Weatherall
Cloak and dagger tactics no good to Ulster.(secrecy surrounding higher education planning in Northern Ireland)EducationNorman Gibson
Closed files on open minds. (university archives in the United Kingdom)EducationHodges Lucy
Clothes for the creation.(fashion show to represent first 1,000 hours of human life; includes related article; Perspective)EducationHelen Storey, Perminder Kalsi
Collaboration strategies take edge off high IT anxieties.(information technology alliances between teacher training institutions and schools; Multimedia)EducationChristina Preston
Collective failure of the imagination.(need for students to understand the impact of information technology)EducationMartin Gandoff, Martin Hulse
College shuffle in ten steps. (ten priorities for lifelong learning)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationDavid Chaytor
Confessions of an errant tipster. (psephologists failed to predict landslide victory for UK Labour party in general election)(Perspective)EducationIvor Crewe
Confident of a better future.(public attitudes to advances in biotechnology)EducationJohn Battle
Congregation says its prayers. (future for Oxford University under UK's new Labour government)(Perspective)EducationAnthony Kenny
Courses for menu-driven TV.(training people for broadcasting industry of the future; Culture as Business)EducationDavid Plowright
Cradle of legislation.(Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's position on cloning)EducationRuth Deech
Credit control blocks links to laptop lessons. (Multimedia)EducationLes Watson
Credit funding is here, but so are its drawbacks.EducationRoger Brown
Crime must pay up for research. (Personal View)EducationSean McConville
Crumbs of comfort. (food safety in the United Kingdom)Education 
Curbs needed on rule of fear. (financial management of universities)EducationGerald Vinten
Cutting edge of the city. (Multimedia)EducationTim Greenhalgh
Cutting the red tape to catch the tigers of the east.(need for greater diversity in British higher education)EducationRobert Taylor
Danger in statutory controls.(controlling how universities operate)EducationBrian Gould
Dark episodes and scar tissue on the psyche.(memory recovery)EducationBernice Andrews
Dawn of a partnership. (collaboration between academics in the Western world and Africa)EducationKeith Hart
Dearing backs the learning net.(Computers and Teaching Initiative welcomes Dearing report recommendations; Multimedia: Dearing and IT)EducationJoyce Martin, Nick Hammond
Dearing's summary.(Dearing's Summary supplement; Sir Ron Dearing's report on higher education in the United Kingdom)EducationRon Dearing
Debt and division in Canada.(cash injection into Canadian student assistance scheme; World View)EducationAlex Usher
Deconstructive dismissal. (literary theory teaching; includes definition)EducationRobert Eaglestone
Deepest cut for medicine.(changes in medical education)(Column)EducationLiz Frayn
Deer hunters must call off the dogs.EducationPatrick Bateson
Dialogue with a dumb terminal. (Multimedia)EducationTerry Mayes
Did we jump or were we pushed?(decline of the British empire; Perspective)EducationPeter Marshall
Digital print and the pursuit of a perfect image.(digital art; Multimedia)EducationGuillem Ramos-Poqui
Dining with death. (food safety regulations in United Kingdom)EducationHugh Pennington
Diversity challenge. (higher education; United Kingdom)(Column)EducationAlan Gilbert
D.i.v.o.r.c.e?(children of divorced parents; Perspective)EducationChristy Buchanan
Don't shoot the gallery.(university museums and art galleries)EducationMarcia Pointon
Down and out by degrees.(financial hardships of higher education)(Column)EducationAnnette O'Hara
Down the drain.(dealing with water shortages; Perspective)EducationJennie Bristow
Ebola in Epsom, Lassa in Luton?(tropical diseases appearing in temperate zones; Perspective)EducationRobert Desowitz
Edible ecriture.(link between eating and writing)EducationTerry Eagleton
End of Labour honeymoon. (United Kingdom Labour Government, issues in the Dearing inquiry into higher education) (part 2)(Column)EducationJohn Ashworth
Engulfed in a tyrant's wake. (higher education; Iraq)EducationChristine Aziz
Ensuring the right guard. (college governors)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationKeith Scribbins
Enterprise charts course for campus connection.(electronic distance education; includes related article on teaching via e-mail in New York, NY; Multimedia)EducationMark Childs, Kate O'Neill
Enter the Second Republic?(democracy in India; India, 1947-1997, The Legacy of Independence)EducationMeghnad Desai
Equality is best policy.(funding of postgraduate study; includes related article on Warwick University's partnerships with banks; Research Opportunities)EducationJohn Gray, Brian Follett
Escape from a baleful gaze.(lecturer's experience of being stalked by student; includes details of university's handling of problem; Perspective)EducationHarriet Swain, Bob Fine
Europe's social outcast.(Britain's high rate of teenage births and divorce; Perspective)EducationDavid Coleman
Evolution. (Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM) (Software Review)(Evaluation)EducationColin Tudge
Excellence into equality does go.(Cambridge University, England, college fee system)EducationAnne Campbell
Excellence is an island.(Indian higher education sector)(Column)EducationK.B. Powar
Ex-defender of the faith. (a defector from Islam)(includes biographical details about the author)EducationShabbir Akhtar
Exporting ethics in place of arms.(United Kingdom's ethical foreign policy; Perspective)EducationKen Booth
Exports built on goodwill.EducationMartin Carney
Fame from misfortune. (psychological background of successful people)EducationCary Cooper
Famous five fail to redress sexual balance.(scarcity of women as heads of United Kingdom universities)EducationHeather Eggins
Fantasy, food and popcorn. (cinema and food)EducationIan Christie
Farewell to the rule of thumb.(expert system for schools in Maryland, US; Multimedia)EducationCarol Nahra
Final bow for the culture of deference.(information technology education in Japan)EducationMichael Fitzpatrick
First chance for many, last chance on earth. (Commonwealth of Learning President Gajaraj Dhanarajan, distance learning in Asia)(Multimedia supplement)EducationTony Durham
First reactions from stakeholders.(higher education representatives views on Dearing report)Education 
Flipside of the burger dream. (widespread anxiety about future in US)(Column)EducationDorothy Zinberg
Food feuds: a safety issue to chew over.(food standards agencies; Perspective)EducationTim Lang, Erik Millstone, Mike Rayner
Frames and ambitions. (subdegree courses, United Kingdom higher education)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationJulian Gravatt
Friends in the Northeast.(implications of devolution for British universities; Personal View)(Column)EducationJohn Tomaney
From a rock to a soft place in QuickTime. (Virtual Field Trip software)(Evaluation)EducationSusan Nowak
From outrage to cant.(Swiss banks' handling of Nazi gold; Perspective)EducationDavid Cesarani
From tiger to poodle? (reunification of Hong Kong and China)(Hong Kong)EducationGerald Segal
Further education in England. (statistical information)(Further into the Future supplement)Education 
Gagging on provisions. (legal restrictions to food debates)EducationDavid Bederman
Get back on course.(implications of a study of student drop-outs in the United Kingdom)EducationMantze Yorke
GET smart with a nous test.(Graduate Employability Test)EducationJonathan Brill
Giving is getting very taxing.(taxation of charitable donations in US; World View)(Column)EducationSheldon Steinbach
Glitches in time. (history of time)EducationStephen Jay Gould
Golden age of the don is not entirely a relic.(favourable employment conditions of British academics)EducationVincenzo Raimo
Grace under pressure.(interview with Reith lecturer, Patricia Williams)(Interview)EducationNicola Lacey
Grounding of a star turn.(planned closure of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge, England)EducationJasper Wall
Guardian agents. (role of intelligence agencies)EducationChristopher Andrew
Gun runners escape agents.(Nigerian university lecturer involved in gun running)EducationLeon Scott
Hale and pace. (social aspects of health)EducationRichard Wilkinson
Hard facts and erratic people.(different types of risk; includes details of model; Risk)EducationJohn Adams
Hatfield's stock and roll show. (University of Hertfordshire's Hatfield campus)EducationTony Durham
Healthy liaisons with the drug barons.(relationship between universities and pharmaceutical companies; Medical Research)EducationFrank Wells
Heart-felt prayers. (the power of prayer in healing coronary patients)EducationRussell Stannard
Here's looking at you, kid.(dangers of using videoconferencing as a teaching aid)EducationSally Brown, Peter Cope
High noon in the lecture hall. (postgraduate tutors can find it hard to cope with difficult student behaviour)(Research Opportunities)EducationAdrienne Cutner, Isis Brook
History is a balloon survivor.(ballon debates at US university; World View)(Column)EducationHarvey Kaye
History's bigger picture.(global history; includes details of Anglo-American historians' conference papers; Perspective)EducationHarriet Swain, Alan Macfarlane
Holy Roman umpire.(contenders to succeed Pope John Paul II; Perspective)EducationEamon Duffy
Hotline to knowledge exchange.(the university as a knowledge exchange)(Column)EducationDouglas Hague
How Blair can remedy the right state we're in. (Prime Minister Tony Blair; economic policy)EducationColin Hay
How can Cinderella join her big sister at the ball.(future of United Kingdom further eduation)EducationEmma Westcott
How do we value diversity?EducationQuentin Thompson
How to find the right trousers.(British animation industry; Culture as Business)EducationNorman Taylor, Roger Noake
How to get ahead with a PhD. (PhD students fail to market themselves to potential employers)(Research Opportunities)EducationPat Cryer
Imagination and inspiration, please. (The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals)(Column)Education 
Imagining India.(Indian novelist and journalist Nayantara Sahgal lecture; India, 1947-1997, The Legacy of Independence)(Transcript)Education 
Immoral maize?(government and scientists' response to public concerns about genetically modified foods; Risk)EducationDerek Burke, Robin Grove-White
In pursuit of a Baudrillard of ballet.(acceptance of dance as academic subject; Perspective)EducationClaire Neesham
Insist on consistency. (educational qualification quality in the United Kingdom)(Column)EducationClive Hart
Intellectual seeding.(Indian publishers; India, 1947-1997, The Legacy of Independence)EducationRavi Dayal
In the shadow of Saatchi.(British art students' degree shows; Perspective)EducationJohn Slyce
Invisible minds, visible bodies.(excerpt from Minerva Prize-winning essay on sexism suffered by Victorian women; Research Opportunities)EducationPaula Gould
Inviting independent incentives. (independent higher education; United Kingdom)(Column)EducationMarcel van Miert
Is she a news reader or a new Darwinist? (need for academics to dress more smartly)(Research Opportunities)EducationJoanne Entwistle
Is there a dissenter in the house. (political opposition to Labour Government education policies)Education 
Is there really a problem of graduate 'over-education?' (United Kingdom)(Column)EducationPeter Dolton, Anna Vignoles
Is the truth out there? (philosopher Richard Rorty)(Interview)EducationSean Sayers
It's going to be Massive.(virtual reality research projects; Multimedia: Virtual Reality)EducationMike Holderness
It's not too late to say sorry.(Sir Ron Dearing's actions following Aberfan disaster; Perspective)EducationIain McLean
It's now time to go fourth and multiply. (higher education in Hong Kong)(Hong Kong)EducationMaggie Verrall
Jobless dominate poll. (Canadian political parties give little attention to higher education)EducationPhilip Fine
Keep tuition free and tax industry. (reaction to recommendations of Dearing report on higher education)EducationPhil Willis
Kids behaving badly? Its's all in their genes. (Researcher and Deputy Director of Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Robert Plomin at Research Centre, Maudsley Hospital, London, England)EducationClaire Sanders
Killing them softly.(call for reform of English homicide law; includes related article on Sir Geoffrey Warnock; Perspective)EducationMary Warnock, Sian Griffiths
Knowledge at a price. (Multimedia)EducationMike Holderness
Labouring under a new challenge. (teacher recruitment in the United Kingdom) (Viewpoint)(Column)EducationJohn Howson
Labour's chance to shine on world stage.(Commonwealth summit in Edinburgh)EducationRichard Bourne
Language, freedom to think and all that jazz.(Sony Computer Science Laboratory; Multimedia)EducationMary Boland
Leaders of the pack set the pace.(call for preferential treatment for Britain's top research universities)(Editorial)Education 
Learning for the 21st Century. (Lifelong Learning)Education 
Learning to serve up the cake.(higher education in South Africa; World View)(Column)EducationColin Flint
Let them watch Strindberg!(Film director Peter Watkins tours UK universities)EducationPatrick Murphy
Let there be Darwin.(science not necessarily at odds with the Bible; Perspective)EducationRussell Stannard
Life: a course in survival. (personal narrative of a Professor of Community Care, who suffered abuse as a child)EducationDavid Brandon
Life learners prepare for radical shifts. (co-ordination of industrial and educational policies)(Column)EducationFrank Coffield
Like mother, like daughter.(novelists Anita and Kiran Desai; includes excerpt from Kiran Desai's first novel; Perspective)EducationAndrew Robinson, Kiran Desai
Livid and the dead.(works of Anthony-Noel Kelly meet criticism)EducationJonathan Sawday
Lunatic ideas and the truth about asylums.EducationRoy Porter
Madness in the method.(distorted notions of science; Perspective)EducationMary Midgely
Man is off the menu. (varying perspectives on cannibalism)EducationWilliam Arens
MAN-to-MAN conversations link video tutorial experiments.EducationJulian Newman
Market forces and the charge of the fees brigade: universities should ignore the exchequer and set their own fees.EducationRichard Mawditt
Mastication and machination.(Roman food; Perspective)EducationEmily Gowers
Michigan aids shattered library. (University of Michigan assists Sarajevo University, Bosnia-Herzegovina)EducationMilica Pesic
More trouble than it's worth.(Dearing report on higher education)(Column)EducationMartin Trow
Music to our cash tills.(United Kingdom music industry; Culture as Business)EducationAlex Seago
Nature's defeat of nurture.EducationLawrence Wright
Need for standards cannot be ignored.(standards in United Kingdom higher education)(Editorial)Education 
New government prefers to control. (United Kingdom Labour government; higher education policy)(Column)Education 
New term, new teaching.(need for a United Kingdom national teaching certificate for university lecturers (includes related article setting out problems such a plan could give rise to))EducationAlison Utley, David Baume
No codding for Chance Cove.(impact of ban on fishing on Newfoundland, Canada)EducationPhilip Fine
No problem over property at the centre of vision. (Multimedia)EducationPeter Gibbins
Nordic nadir for nepotism.(problem of nepotism in Danish higher education; World View)(Column)EducationM.G. Piety
Notes from a small island making a big decision: Three academics explain how and why they will vote.EducationHelen Wallace, Gillian Beer, Jim Bulpitt
Now you see it, now you don't. (security on university campuses)EducationFrank Woods
Old problems in new bodies.(shortcomings of structure of Britain's new universities)EducationAlan Whitehead
One country, two systems, six views. (opinions on reunification of Hong Kong and China)(Hong Kong)EducationVittoria D'Alessio
On the scent of Fragrant Harbour's pungent history. (personal history of Hong Kong)(Hong Kong)EducationAlbert Yee
On your marks for changes in the exam system.(anonymous marking systems)EducationRoger Watson
Open all hours for the masses. (proposed reforms in the United Kingdom higher education system) (includes related article by Sir Harry Kroto criticising the proposals)EducationTessa Blackstone
Openness is our business. (access to information in the United Kingdom)(Column)EducationIain McLean, Greg Terrill
Orange disorder.(criticism of Unionists' approach to peace in Northern Ireland; Perspective)EducationNoel Mcadam
Over here, overworked, overlooked.(benefits of immigration; Perspective)EducationNigel Harris
Paperback righter.(copyright)EducationJohn P. Fox
PFI: modern estate management's Man Friday. (private finance initiatives; higher education estate management in the United Kingdom)EducationMike Sherrington
Plagiarise ... only be sure to call it research.(includes related article on accusations of plagiarism against Orlando Figes; Perspective)EducationHannah Baldock, Andrew Robinson
Playing uncle to Bulgaria.(Training Awards and Institutional Links project; World View)(Column)EducationCarol Cairns
Plaza suite in the stars.(prize to encourage development of orbital hotels; Perspective)EducationDavid Wade
Points of view.(visual arts in United Kingdom; Culture as Business)EducationMarjorie Allthorpe-Guyton
Potential for development. (Personal View)EducationJohn McGinnety
Power and the market.(Teaching and Higher Education Bill)EducationConrad Russell
Probable cause?(using probability theory in trials involving quantitative scientific evidence)EducationDavid Balding
Pros and cons of a super league.(call for creation of cluster of research universities in Britain; includes related article)EducationJohn Brooks, Frank Webster
Proxy wars amid the groves. (academic freedom; the case of Arnold Toynbee)EducationRichard Clogg
Pundit becomes a prof.(interview of economics journalist Will Hutton; includes related article on economic forecasting; Perspective)(Interview)EducationPhil Baty, Martin Weale
Quality matters, so let's get serious about it.(teaching in higher education)EducationAlan Jenkins
RAE goes Forth and muliplies. (Research Assessment Exercise, Forth Bridge, Scotland)(Column)EducationBahram Bekhradnie
Raising an army with demoralised officers. (further education staff)(Further into the Future supplement)EducationSue Berryman
Raking in support that puts navel gazing into the shade. (using research to apply solutions to food shortage problems in Africa)EducationElaine Carlton
Reclaiming a lost pearl.(Pearl Buck)EducationHazel Rowley
Red tide induces navel gazing. (tertiary education in Hong Kong)(Hong Kong)EducationMaggie Verrall
Red, white and blue.(British art; Perspective)EducationMarcia Pointon
Reel fantasies, real crimes.(the quest for anti-pornography civil rights bill)EducationAndrea Dworkin
Reigning cats and dogs. (reasons for empathy between people and their pets)EducationJohn Archer
Research Assessment Exercise.(ratings awarded in 1996 research assessment exercise)Education 
Return of the Welsh nation.(Welsh lack clear sense of national identity; includes facts on Welsh devolution; Perspective)EducationSimon Midgley, John Osmond
Revolution required to keep boom on track.(need to broaden postgraduate education in Britain; Research Opportunities)EducationRobert Burgess
Rough ride for Serbian ruler.(views of Serbian philosopher Miladin Zivotic; includes related article on anti-government protests by Serbian students)EducationVera Rich, Milica Pesic
Saving for a brainy sort of pay.(proposal for new form of funding for higher education)EducationMax Otte
Saving our bacon? (the health aspects of using pig organs in humans) (includes related articles)EducationJohn Wallwork, Robert Weiss
Scholarly view transformed into legal tussle. (more UK students pursue grievances against academic staff)(Personal View)(Column)EducationGary Slapper
Science with spirit.(science and technology in India; India, 1947-1997, The Legacy of Independence)EducationYash Pal
Seeing the white.(arguments for the pursuit of white studies)EducationRichard Dyer
Service comes careering bang up-to-date. (university careers service)EducationTony Watts
Shadow games as the sun set.(British intelligence activities in India; Perspective)EducationPatrick French
Shapes and graces in an infinite space.(usage of videoconferencing and 3-D software to study dance)EducationClaire Neesham
Should adults be allowed to indoctrinate children in any way they choose?(adapted from professor of psychology Nicholas Humphrey lecture; Perspective)(Transcript)Education 
Siaredir Cymraeg yma?*(* Is Welsh spoken here?, University of Wales)EducationLawrence M. Knowles
Silent veterans trapped in the ruins of a dead war.(psychological impact of war (includes related article))EducationNick Hunt, Stephen Davies
Sir Ron's forgotten legion.(postgraduate students; Research Opportunities)EducationEwan Gillon
Sitting pretty with Mary Allan. (design of Mary Allan Building at Homerton College, Cambridge, United Kingdom; influence of college Principal Kate Pretty)EducationPeter Sandy
Smarten up those baggy notions now. (prospects for regulation of higher education in the UK)(Column)Education 
Social and natural must meet.(universities in eastern Europe)EducationDorothy Zinberg
Some missing guests at the revolutionary party. (electronic libraries) (Multimedia)EducationSylvia Simmons
Still breathing .... (prospects for western universities)(Column)EducationRonald Barnett
Strings that strangle freedom. (Oxford University, England, should consider rejecting establishment of Said Business School)(Column)EducationValentine Cunningham
Students help to help themselves.(voluntary work by British students; includes views of three student volunteers)EducationRobert Waugh
Sum people....EducationIan Stewart
Supermarket sweep?(importance of having a food policy)EducationTim Lang
Swallow whole after dizzying spin.(interpretation of Sir Ron Dearing's report on higher education)Education 
Take the purse but cut the strings. (British university research funding)(Editorial)Education 
Task force.(competency-based approach to jobs; Perspective)EducationDavid Finegold, Edward Lawler
Teach yourself autonomy does not work: developing students as autonomous learners is a proper aim for a university, but not a solution to funding crises.EducationGrenville Wall
The 1997 anatomy lesson. (review of events affecting academics; 1997)EducationClaire Sanders, Gerard Kelly
The age of the oldie. (impact on social policy of extended life expectancy of old people)EducationJon Turney
The boom with no yardstick. (ensuring quality and standards at postgraduate level)(Research Opportunities)EducationRobert Burgess
The boys from Via Panisperna. (top Italian physicists profiled in diary of Edoardo Amaldi)EducationPaul Bompard
The builder's estimate that misses bricks and mortar. (Dearing Report funding)(Multimedia supplement)EducationLawrie Schonfelder
The doctors' fairy godmother.(Medical Research Council; Medical Research)EducationGeorge Radda
The elitism of 'people like us.'(developing transferable skills in university students; Personal View)(Column)EducationFrank Webster
The English and the others.(national identity in Britain; Perspective)EducationBernard Crick
The English patent.(British industry's use of British innovation)EducationGraham Spinardi
The future? A pay-your-own-way free-for-all. (efficacy of scenario planning; includes list of 10 possible scenarios)EducationFari Aklaghi
The gift of blind faith.(blind Birmingham University, England, theologian John Hull; Perspective)EducationKaren Gold
The haves and have nots. (widening gap between poor and rich in United Kingdom)EducationTony Atkinson
The holy grail of sound. (impossibility of reproducing musical instruments like those of Stradivari)EducationThomas Levenson
The insidious erosion of ethics. (cheating in graduate research work)(Research Opportunities)EducationDom Wilson
The killer stalking campuses.(meningitis outbreak at Southampton University, England)EducationHoward Newby
The last sack of Assyria.(sanctions threatening Iraq's national heritage; Perspective)EducationJohn Malcolm Russell
The lost supper.EducationAnne Murcott
The missing link in multimedia. (skills shortage in United Kingdom's convergent media technology industry)(Multimedia supplement)EducationJames Powell, Terry Speake
The morality of creature comfort.(morality and the notion of animal rights)EducationMary Midgely
The naked postmodernists. (includes related article)EducationAlan Sokal, Jean Bricmont
The orator's obituary.(role of lectures in United Kingdom universities)EducationJohn Wakeford
The origin of the specious?(work of Erasmus Darwin)EducationDesmond King-Hele
The plight of the living dead. (an investigation into zombiism in Haiti)EducationRoland Littlewood
The plot thickens.(history's identity crisis; Perspective)EducationAlun Munslow
The prints of darkness.(profile of Stanley Kubrick)EducationMamoun Hassan
The Qu'ran's call to alms.(Muslim tradition of alms-giving; Perspective)EducationJonathan Benthall
The skills that fail to travel.(notion of transferable skills)EducationTerry Hyland
The team players with a perfect game plan for complete control. (guide to working with multimedia professionals)EducationCharlotte Corke
The test that awards an English professor 33 per cent for literacy.(Graduate Employability Test)EducationPhil Baty, Valentine Cunningham, Simon Noble-Clarke
The ties still bind.(difficulties of cooperative parenting; includes case studies; Perspective)EducationCarol Smart
The two and a half degrees to domesday.(solutions to global warming)EducationJohn Houghton
The views from the platform.(visions of graduates of the future)EducationKeith Taylor, Michael Fowle, Douglas Hague, Iain Vallance
The virtual past master. (historian and author of 'Virtual History,' Niall Ferguson)(Interview)EducationSian Griffiths
The working class.(academic recognition of work-based learning; includes case studies; Perspective)EducationKaren Gold
Threat of violence stalks election day. (Pakistan)EducationTahir Siddiqui
Time's up for the comatose watchmaker.(US law professor Phillip E. Johnson lecture; Perspective)(Transcript)Education 
Time to break the grip of the old boy's club. (research funding)(Column)EducationJohn Smith
Time to bring back the chalk to the talk-face.(need to remember traditional teaching skills in universities)EducationRichard Marquiss
Time to eat our words?(health aspects of mediterranean diet)EducationHelen Macbeth
Tough nut with a sweet centre. (design of college library in Birmingham, England)EducationDebby Raven
Tough task ranking Asia's best.(ranking of Asian universities; World View)(Column)EducationWang Gung Wu
Trading Queen Vic for a car park.(history of Dublin, Ireland's monuments)EducationPaula Murphy
Trek through space to discover the wholly trinity.(computer graphics research; Multimedia: Virtual Reality)EducationToby Howard
Trials in a two-way chemistry. (universities in Africa seek collaboration with pharmaceutical companies to research local plants)EducationAisling Irwin
Truth lost in vain views.(postmodernist view of history; Perspective)EducationRichard Evans
Turkey's deepening divides.(Column)EducationKenneth Brown
Turn back the clock on overseas fees. (UK should re-examine fee structures for overseas students)(Personal View)(Column)EducationChristopher Brocklebank-Fowler
TV service tunes into clearing.(using teletext and the internet for information on United Kingdom universities)EducationTim Greenhalgh
Two single females and a slimy supervisor. (potential problems in relationship between doctoral students and their tutor)(Research Opportunities)EducationDeborah Lee
Under a Scottish parliament academic freedom must be protected but institutional autonomy should be subject to proper planning.(Which Road for (New) Scotland?)EducationIan McKay
Victorian splendour brought up-to-date. (Victorian Database bibliography)(Evaluation)EducationIsobel Armstrong
Vote for Blair but mind your backs. (support among British academics for Labour Party leader Tony Blair in 1997 general election; potential impact of Labour Government on higher education)(Editorial)Education 
Voyage to the bottom of the sea.(oceanographic research; Perspective)EducationBrian Bett
Wanted: flexible, responsible, all-round genius. (higher education estate managers; United Kingdom)EducationMarcus Bowen, Michael Ansa
War on 'superbugs.'(University of Leeds' Antimicrobial Research Centre; Medical Research)EducationIan Chopra
Warrington's 2 million pounds sterling transfer. (Halton College, Warrington, England, multimedia asynchronous transfer mode)(Multimedia supplement)EducationNick Farrell
Watch on the Rhine?(reinterpretation of German history; Perspective)EducationRichard Evans
Weave ideas for material change.(organisational learning in universities)EducationMax Otte
Welsh practice makes perfect sense. (higher education quality assessment procedure in Wales)EducationJethro Newton
What is the use of maths? (mathematics education; France)EducationIvar Ekeland
What separates man from the animals?(sexual characteristics of human beings)EducationJared Diamond
What should those MSPs do?(Members of Scottish Parliament; includes facts about Scottish devolution; Perspective)EducationSimon Midgley, Lindsay Paterson
When making things simple does not give the right explanation.(reductionism; Perspective)EducationSteven Rose
When the Net gets too hot for commerce to handle.(academic network management)EducationAlistair Chalmers
Which road for (new) Scotland?EducationDavid Bleiman
Whither Scotland? (management of universities following decision to have Scottish Parliament)(Column)EducationPeter Scott
Wholesale redistribution.(taxes and public spending; Perspective)EducationAndrew Dilnot
Why family ties bind the nation.(importance of marriage to social stability)(Column)EducationRobert Rowthorn, Paul Ormerod
Why Lords are a-leaping. (members of United Kingdom House of Lords express views about higher education bill)EducationBryan Davies, Randolph Quirk, Max Beloff
Why research pays.(Dearing committee on higher education's views on science research funding; The University of the Future)EducationCharles M. Vest
Will this be the end of autonomy?(forecasting the management structure of universities)Education 
Will Wednesday be Winsday?(likely recommendations of Sir Ron Dearing's inquiry into higher education; includes related articles)EducationPhil Baty, Chris Condron
Witches and wisdom.(first-rate education does not necessarily produce critical thinkers; Perspective)EducationGilbert Geis
Women on the edge of a breakthrough. (lack of recognition of female issues in psychology; includes related article listing issues)EducationJane Ussher
Writer's block on enquiry.(implications of research assessment exercise for research students; Research Opportunities)EducationSvava Bjarnason
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