Power Trip: The Story of Energy, by Michael E. Webber
Nick Norman enjoys a bold attempt to track the past, present and future of energy
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An Instinct for Truth: Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science, by Robert T. Pennock
Harry Collins takes issue with an outdated account of the relations between science and society
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Me, Me, Me?: The Search for Community in Post-war England, by Jon Lawrence
Book of the week: A. W. Purdue is impressed by a bold attempt to rethink the relationship between solidarity and ambition
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It’s show time!
As student numbers pass the 50 per cent mark, it is more important than ever to promote the value of HE, and counter perceptions that more means worse
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Teaching intelligence: how to improve feedback conversations
Staff must address power differential and ensure feedback is a two-way dialogue, or risk alienating students, writes Anne WilsonÂ
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Interview with Greg Graffin
The Bad Religion frontman and Cornell University lecturer on combining songwriting and academic research and how universities should respond to far-right extremism
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Annette Kolodny, 1941-2019
Tributes paid to ‘brilliant and gracious’ scholar who broke new ground in study of literature and ecofeminism
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Augar’s English fee cut plan fails to win over students in poll
Hepi poll finds students show little preference for £7,500 fee above £9,250 status quo, casting doubt on electoral benefit of plan
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Dartmouth’s ‘cluster hiring’ move ‘key to attracting top scholars’
President says Ivy League institution is reaping reward of looking past academic silos and selecting staff on ability to tackle external challenge
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Big increase in UK research funding may bring major system revamp
Green Paper under consideration to explore nature and scope of ‘mission’ approach, while funding increases under discussion could range to the ‘eye-popping’
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The week in higher education – 10 October 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Is media studies about to go viral?
Ever since it emerged from English departments in the 1970s, media studies has been routinely dismissed as the archetypal ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree. But in an era of fake news and media hegemony, has...
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Scholars have added much to the Brexit debate – but at what price?
Academic lawyers have helped to resolve legal puzzles, but wider engagement can be demanding and ineffective, says Kenneth Armstrong
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Topic choice harms black scientists seeking US research funding
Finding illuminates US health agency’s overall avoidance of human-centred research