On Hubert Butler's Escape From the Anthill. I read Escape from the Anthill at one sitting. It was a snowy day in January 1986, and I was waiting in a Dublin club for somebody who turned out to be...
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This week's First Impressions comes from a English poet known for his critical works: "An ambiguity, in ordinary speech, means something very pronounced, and as a rule witty or deceitful." Entries to...
* The Association of University Teachers has called on Michael Forsyth, secretary of state for Scotland, to support an independent pay review body for academic and related staff, writes Olga Wojtas....
Ruth Chadwick charts the ethical course of revolutionary genetics The challenges for bioethics - the exploration of the ethical, social and legal issues raised by advances in medicine and the life...
Education troubleshooter Sir Ron Dearing protected the National Coal Board from some of the political consequences of the 1966 Aberfan disaster, according to papers released by the Public Records...
An Ulsterman has returned after 20 years teaching politics in Australia to accuse Unionists of stalling the peace talks and promoting sectarianism. The son of a late Ulster Unionist hardliner, who...
Paediatrician David Southall talks to Julia Hinde about his pioneering use of secret cameras to catch parents abusing their children and the criticism it has aroused For the past ten years a Keele...
Children of divorced parents do not necessarily turn into maladjusted monsters, Christy Buchanan found Susan divorced two years ago. She has two sons. There have been rough times, but they have coped...
Edward awler and David Finegold report on changing skills needs in the workplace The level of competition in global business demands organisations perform ever better. In the 1990s we are fascinated...
Universities get 20 per cent of their income from charitable organisations, writes Diana Garnham It is estimated that more than 1,000 charitable organisations support some medical research in the...
Frank Wells on the relationship between university research and pharmaceutical companies There has never been a more important time for industry and academia to be working together. Industry needs...