A Campus Christmas Carol
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Spam emails difficult to suppress, finds study
Chances are youâll get at least a bit of âspam dressed as lambâ this Christmas
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Is teaching in research universities actually research-led?
Study into the experiences of universitiesâ top teaching faculty is revealing about the real priorities, says Holly Else
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The week in higher education â 22 December 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the worldâs media
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2016: rather a bumpy year
Brexit. Trump and his howling climate changers. A sector bĂȘte noire as PM. The TEF. Turkey. Ed Balls cutting a rug. Itâs been a year, all right
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Laurie Taylor â 22 December 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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10 most prolific and most cited researchers
There is a reasonable chance that you will have come across the work of at least one of the scholars named in the table below â they are among the most prolific and most cited researchers in the...
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âCollegialityâ has become an empty word
Although the term still resonates with scholars, it means less and less in todayâs academy, says Bruce Macfarlane
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This yearâs events could herald an age of global conflict
Trumpâs election and Brexit constitute a Great Event, which presages dark days ahead, argues Nicholas Boyle
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Mapped out: negative perceptions of science
This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the âbad effectsâ of science is that it âbreaks down ideas of...
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Books of the year 2016
Scholars and senior sector figures reveal their favourite titles â read for work, for pleasure or both â published this year
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Elf: Christmas cheer amid the darkness
Short of goodwill after a bruising year? Mark OâThomas prescribes a viewing of Elf for some much-needed seasonal joy and optimism
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Scottish rays of sunshine
In these dark neoliberal days when citizens are being required to pay directly for things that used to be regarded as for the common good, I am thankful for the ray of sunshine provided by the...