Pieces of Light: The New Science of Memory
Alan Collins lauds a text that strikes a balance between science, literature and reminiscence
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No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses
A 'memoir of discovery' leaves Tara Smith longing to learn more of the man inside the hazmat suit
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Trust and Violence: An Essay on a Modern Relationship
It is daring or perhaps disarming of an author to begin a book with a basic question, especially if it is a difficult book. This one begins with a question borrowed from the writer Walter Kempowski...
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Can Journalism Survive? An Inside Look at American Newsrooms
We're witnessing either the end of journalism or the birth of a golden age - depending on your point of view, or more likely depending on whether or not you are a journalist. This is the key theme of...
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News in brief
United StatesDecimation isn't the half of itA university in West Virginia has announced that it will cut its workforce by 50 per cent. Mountain State University officials made the announcement last...
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UAL denies quid pro quo pitch over tribunal case
Victim of harassment claims that HR manager proposed a deal. David Matthews reports
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Peer who moved from Left to the bank aims to be accommodating
But Lord Triesman has few kind words for v-cs and £9,000 fees, he tells David Matthews
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Learning to do the right thing - and swear to it
David Matthews asks if MBA programmes are instilling ethics in their students
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILResearch GrantsAward winner: Duncan PritchardInstitution: University of EdinburghValue: £404,685Extended knowledgeAward winner: Neil SinclairInstitution:...
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Age may not wither them but stale sector needs variety of staff
A bottleneck of over-60s leaves scant room for 'new blood', data suggest. Jack Grove writes
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We must see the gap to mind it
Call for earnings to be made public to help repair gender rift in salaries. Jack Grove reports
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Hefce decides there's no profit in competing for new slimline margins
Funding council scraps the bidding process for low-price student places. David Matthews writes
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Imperilled archive seeks new fearless champion
Some of the UK's leading research-intensive universities are bidding to take over a celebrated collection of women's history resources.The Women's Library, operated by London Metropolitan University...
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Queries over special funding for Oxbridge
'Transparency needed' over Hefce's £7m bonus payment to elite universities, reports John Morgan
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No business like show business for the academy
More people went to public events put on by UK universities in 2010-11 than are expected to attend the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Exhibitions, public lectures, arts events and educational shows at...