Former dean’s ‘Duckpond University’ case study raises eyebrows
Does Nigel Piercy textbook case study stem from his experience at Swansea University?Â
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Science communication course seeks to interrogate, not celebrate
Existing model of outreach that seeks to inform an ‘ignorant’ public is broken, say experts
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Cape Town professor seeks to reclaim black intellectual tradition
Xolela Mangcu argues that more attention to race would benefit both black and white students
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Research networks ‘more important’ for female scientists
Study finds a stronger correlation for women between success and being central to a networkÂ
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The Branding of the American Mind: How Universities Capture, Manage, and Monetize Intellectual Property and Why It Matters, by Jacob H. Rooksby
US and UK campuses are putting their corporate interests before the public good, says Paul Bernal
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Edith Craig and the Theatres of Art, by Katharine Cockin
Big questions remain unanswered about an important female Modernist theatre-maker all but written out of history, says Liz Schafer
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What are you reading? – 16 February 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Living a Feminist Life, by Sara Ahmed
Book of the Week: Emma Rees praises an effort to show how to turn personal traumas into political resistance
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My Dear Li: Correspondence 1937‑1946, by Werner Heisenberg and Elisabeth Heisenberg
What were Heisenberg’s intentions for his work on a nuclear bomb for Hitler, asks Graham Farmelo
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Books interview: Paulin Ismard
The professor in Greek history and author of Democracy’s Slaves discusses theatre’s power, ancient political systems and tackling Gravity’s Rainbow
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Interview with Monica Ali
The acclaimed novelist and distinguished writer-in-residence at the University of Surrey talks about teaching, researching her novels and why she skipped all her lectures
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Andy Furlong, 1956-2017
An internationally renowned sociologist of youth has died
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Will Trump’s election see more US students and scholars head to Canada?
Living next to the US is like sleeping with an elephant. But will the election of a divisive president see more Americans pack their trunks and trump, trump, trump up to Canada? asks Glen Jones
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Campus Capital fund seeks to ape US start-up success
Venture capital fund aims to give students experience of investingÂ