Colin Pillinger dies aged 70
An academic best known for his attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars has died aged 70.
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THE podcast: 8 May 2014 issue review
Download the podcastHuge disparities in the levels of maternity pay at UK higher education institutions, ensuring graduates use their skills in the workplace, and a Nigerian vice-chancellor whose...
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THE podcast: Abubakar Rasheed interview
Download the podcast Abubakar Rasheed, vice-chancellor of Bayero University Kano, talks to Times Higher Education reporter Chris Parr about an attack on his university campus that left 18 people,...
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UK immigration: farce, then tragedy?
Racist government policies hurt the higher education sector, says Kevin Fong, but the harm doesn’t stop there
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Huge inequality in maternity pay across sector
Poor levels of financial support will ‘force women to return to work too quickly’
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Uncapping the sector is a risky business
Look to Ireland, not Australia, to see the damage caused by unfettered recruitment, says Bahram Bekhradnia
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Posthumous Love: Eros and the Afterlife in Renaissance England, by Ramie Targoff
Peter J. Smith on the Elizabethan poets’ rejection of the Petrarchan faith in posthumous passion
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From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town, by Ingrid D. Rowland
Rebecca Langlands lauds an intricate evocation of the volcanic region’s history
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The Army and Democracy: Military Politics in Pakistan, by Aqil Shah
Farzana Shaikh finds persuasive arguments in an analysis of democracy and military rule in Pakistan
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The Return of Comrade Ricardo Flores Magón, by Claudio Lomnitz
The revolutionary Magónistas offer great insight into life as an exile, says Samuel Brunk
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Gender and Violence in Haiti: Women’s Path from Victims to Agents, by Benedetta Faedi Duramy
In a culture of impunity, the categories of victim and perpetrator are still blurred, says Gwendolyn Beetham
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Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War, by Jerry White
Conflict changed London, says A. W. Purdue, for both ill and better
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UCU presses to regain costs incurred in legal defence
Union seeks court clearance to bill lecturer in failed anti‑Semitism claim
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Unanimous UCU branch vote to accept pay deal
Marking boycott called off as 2 per cent offer accepted
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Nick Freestone wants to put teaching centre stage
The bioscience teacher of the year, whose pedagogical skills were honed on the fly, is pressing for more recognition of teaching. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments