THE podcast: 7-13 January 2016 issue review
The latest edition discussed by the Times Higher Education editorial team
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Should all public-funded bodies be subject to a research excellence review?
Phil Ashworth and John Lewin explain why the Environment Agency should be submitted to the REF
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Charlie Hebdo attack marked with Oxford anthology
First anniversary of atrocity sees words of Enlightenment figures rekindledÂ
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Edge Hill University’s indie record label ‘a cultural statement’
Farm bassist and lecturer Carl Hunter says The Label Recordings uncovers ‘exciting music’ and is ‘bespoke work placement’ for students
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Benedict Anderson, 1936-2015
‘A tremendously important and empathetic scholar’ who transformed our understanding of nationalism has died
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Interview with Dominique Steiler
We talk to the Princeton research scholar about being a fighter pilot, mindfulness and the existence of little green men
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How to make an impact with your research in the workplace
Awareness of why some people make extensive use of management research at work can help researchers plan their dissemination strategies
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Students at odds with government over measuring teaching quality
Poll of undergraduates ranks ministers’ proposed TEF metric lowest among potential indicators
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Postgraduates’ struggles with workload raise ‘concern’ for HEA
Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates
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Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report, by Saba Mahmood
Egypt is route to exploring how modern politics privileges beliefs of majorities, finds BÃ¥rd KÃ¥rtveit
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Alexander Yakovlev: The Man Whose Ideas Saved Russia from Communism, by Richard Pipes
Vladimir Tismaneanu on a study of one man’s journey from ‘Homo Sovieticus’ to ‘Homo Antisovieticus’
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Regional alliances help leading universities ‘pull up drawbridge’ on funding, study claims
First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia
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Books interview:Â Katy Shaw
The author of Crunch Lit on Enid Blyton, the miners' strike, 'Marmite' books and her Pisa Pile of books waiting to be read
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What are you reading? – 7 January 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Real Planet of the Apes: A New Story of Human Origins, by David R. Begun
Simon Underdown relishes an engaging study of evolution that delights in breaking the fourth wall