Barbarity and the British palate
Fruits of Empire
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No need for a depression
The Return of Depression Economics
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China upsets degree awards
Montreal. A LAW doctorate proffered to Chinese president Jiang Zemin has sparked a debate over who should get honorary degrees in Canada. The University of Victoria senate voted last month to award...
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Single party mentality
Few governments, if any, in Asia encourage any form of opposition. At best it is seen as a necessary evil by established governments, including many of those in western countries. At worst in several...
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An end to human wrongs?
Crimes against Humanity
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A little guidance for mentors
Teacher Development
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Laying their dead to rest
As forensics provides clues about the victims of genocide, Thomas Laqueur considers the motives of those involved and asks whether dissecting a body is compatible with the relatives' need to mourn My...
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Development cloaked in emperor's new clothes
The new jargon of international aid agencies loses sight of the goal - to fight poverty, says Helen Hintjens. All the evidence suggests growing absolute and relative poverty in the "developing world...
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Humans: interesting but deadly
Becoming Human
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Howard plans Pounds 400m grant cuts
The conservative government of prime minister John Howard plans to reduce its grants to Australian higher education just as graduates repay increasing amounts under the national Higher Education...
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Incendiary device
Nationalism
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Higher channels
John Davies selects radio and television programmes of use to THES readers. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Horizon: Chimps on Death Row Thursday 9.25 BBC2. Horizon continues the...
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Assault on turbulence
Scientists at the Isaac Newton Institute are spending six months trying to solve what Einstein dubbed the ultimate scientific problem - turbulence. Julian Hunt reports. If you like to puzzle about...
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Christ is risen, and still rising
A World History of Christianity
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Appointments
University of Buckingham Robert Taylor, pro-director at the School of Oriental and African Studies, will succeed Richard Luce in January 1997 as vice chancellor. University of Kent at Canterbury...