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A Wales-funded public policy institute is to supply evidence to policymakers and create an ‘innovation culture’
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New steps and missteps in US hunt for Latin partners
Study reveals challenges for US universities seeking alliances in Argentina, Brazil and Chile
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Science on stage, fully rehearsed
Behind the scenes at science plays: the writers, their intentions and what they achieve
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A Wellcome chance for introspection and innovation
The research funder is seeking a head for its new science strategy department. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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How to turn pain into gain
Universities must convince the public and policymakers that they are key to improving the public sector workforce
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Harmonisation and discord in Europe
EU aims are laudable, says Malcolm Gillies, but the Bologna Process is no silver bullet
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The Two Faces of January, directed by Hossein Amini
Mary Evans on a film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1964 novel that questions the limits placed on the imagination by ‘normal’ behaviour
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The Life of William Wordsworth: A Critical Biography, by John Worthen
Jane Darcy wonders if exhaustive analysis has left too little room for study of Romantic poet’s creative power
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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America, by John F. Kasson
Philip Kemp wishes for more insight into child star’s life
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The Supermodel and the Brillo Box: Back Stories and Peculiar Economics from the World of Contemporary Art, by Don Thompson
Marta Herrero lauds an analysis from an insider affording rare insight into the market
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Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well, by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone
Self-help guide encourages employees to conform, tolerate and adapt, says Sandra Leaton Gray
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The Rhetoric of Pregnancy, by Marika Seigel
Uta Papan on an exploration of pregnancy texts
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It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, by Danah Boyd
Tara Brabazon on an attempt to capture and express the voice of young people
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Beyond Reason and Tolerance: The Purpose and Practice of Higher Education, by Robert J. Thompson, Jr.
In a utilitarian age, service learning helps cultivate rounded individuals, says Steven Schwartz
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The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists, by David Burke
Architecture meets social experiment in a Modernist block of flats, Flora Samuel writes