The Valley of Astonishment, Young Vic, London
Peter Brook’s play about synaesthesia delights Matthew Reisz with its blend of philosophical themes and Shakespearean comedy
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US scholar sounds alarm on self-censorship over China ties
Fears that Beijing’s ‘red zone of forbidden knowledge’ is spreading in the wake of partnerships
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Asia University Rankings 2014 results
Japan is still the number one nation but the balance of power is shifting as Beijing increases research funding
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Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World, by Amir Alexander
Robyn Arianrhod on a compelling tale of Jesuits, geometry and heresy in the turbulent 17th century
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David Armstrong, 1926-2014
One of the leading Australian philosophers of his generation has died
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Q&A with Vivienne Stern
We speak to the director of the UK Higher Education International Unit
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THE Scholarly Web - 19 June 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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World in brief - 19 June 2014
United StatesLow grade for Obama’s scorecardsUS president Barack Obama has defended his proposal to introduce “scorecards” to rate universities and colleges after two congressmen introduced a...
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Inscrutable and proud
Brian Bloch’s excellent piece on impenetrable academic German (“Tapeworm got your tongue?”, News, 12 June) reminded me of a comment I heard many years ago about the German professoriate: “Sie schämen...
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Timetable for trouble
I was concerned to read the rather parochial view to extending the teaching timetable at the University of Exeter to 9pm (“No one fancies the late shift”, News, 12 June).Clearly, the concerns of...
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Brake before breaking mould
I have been interested to see that my letter on open access for monographs (29 May) has prompted a series of responses, acknowledging that this is a highly complex question and offering assurances...
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Belfast Project aftermath
In the lengthy piece on the Boston College oral history archives (“Oral history: where next after the Belfast Project?”, Features, 5 June), you say that “an investigation by the Society of American...
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News in brief - 19 June 2014
Post-study work visasMPs set to launch inquiryMPs are to hold an inquiry into the closure of the post-study work route for international students. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration will...
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Grant winners - 19 June 2014
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilResearch GrantsAward winner: Daniel NusseyInstitution: University of EdinburghValue: £639,824Life-long telomere dynamics, health and fitness in a...