Republican research agenda: goodbye to all that
Calls to restrict fields’ funds and scope of study alarm US academics. Jon Marcus writes
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Interview - ‘Anti-university crusade’: not as crazy as it sounds
David Matthews meets Simon Dolan, self-made multimillionaire and ‘anti-university crusader’
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Grant winners
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilResponsive Mode GrantsAward winner: Brian BalmerInstitution: University College LondonValue: £368,357Understanding biological disarmament: the historical context...
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THE Scholarly Web - Conference call: sort out the childcare
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Awards and promotions
University of PortsmouthCatherine HarperThe new dean of the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Portsmouth said she felt “passionate” about ensuring that graduates are...
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Obituary - Maurice Hutt
A leading historian of revolutionary France who helped to create the University of Sussex has died.Maurice Hutt was born in Rugby on 22 September 1928 to parents who had met in France during the...
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Leader - For young blood, we will have to look overseas
Demographics suggest that some universities may have to rely more than ever on overseas students for financial stability
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The spending review marks a shift from ‘human’ to ‘intellectual’ capital, argues Andy Westwood
Mass participation is a notable victim of the spending review’s refocusing of resources, argues Andy Westwood
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Jo Brewis and fellow Vida members describe an experiment to give female scholars refuge from the madding male crowd
Jo Brewis and fellow Vida members on an initiative that offers female scholars space to think without fear of aggression or ridicule
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Social science’s usage is preventing the discipline speaking truth unto power, warns Michael Billig
Social science writing talks of things when it needs to describe people, both the powerless and the powerful, argues Michael Billig
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Sally Feldman - Clocking off
Limiting hours would lift the burden on women, says Sally Feldman
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Letters
Professorial position: Liverpool, think againWe recently heard that the University of Liverpool intends to issue dismissal notices to 2,803 “non-academic” staff – 54 per cent of the institution’s...
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Fang-gangers
The use of pit bulls in a brutal murder led a criminologist to a dangerous underworld of gangs, backstreet breeding and dogfighting. Jack Grove reports
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Philosophy and Resistance in the Crisis: Greece and the Future of Europe by Costas Douzinas
Pavlos Eleftheriadis on an angry book charting a volatile situation
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Word by Word: Emancipation and the Act of Writing by Christopher Hager
Richard Follett on slavery and the power of literacy