There is an essence of science - curiousity. This technical language problem, is the fundamental question simply that many History graduates do not have all of the tools required to start a PhD in the HoS? Is there not need for some kind of taught masters in general science to get them up to speed on the basic ideas and nomenclature? -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Colin Axon, [log in to unmask] Department of Chemical Engineering, Claverton Down, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY. Telephone: +44 1225 323248 UK Fax: +44 1225 826894 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%