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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewersFred Inglis is emeritus professor of cultural studies, University of Sheffield. He is reading Jeremy Mynott's "new and gripping" book,...
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Leader: Into the arms of Mammon
The DIUS is no more, the latest sign of the Government's narrow focus on business interests at the academy's expense
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From where I sit - Literature in the wall's shadow
Five minutes before the scheduled start of the Palestinian Festival of Literature late last month, armed Israeli police entered the crowded Palestinian National Theatre in Jerusalem and closed it...
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Kevin Beurle, 1956-2009
Kevin Beurle, a British scientist involved in the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, has died.He was born in Swansea on 19 January 1956 and attended local schools before gaining a BSc in physics from...
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Lack of trust is a real cause for complaint
On what basis can anyone expect to build a "relationship of trust between teacher and student" if students are dismissed as "not in a position to distinguish" good education from bad, and can only...
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Revolution and reaction 1
Goethe is a tricky one on whom to build a case for reform ("Goethe's the guy v-c goes to for advice on reform", 4 June). Over a long life he moved from the revolutionary position of his "Sturm und...
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Revolution and reaction 2
Goethe as a new guide for universities? Hasn't academia always been about Faustian pacts, the relationship between sorcerers and apprentices ... and the occasional meander around a Mediterranean...
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Viable model
Steve Fuller is outraged to find that his forth-coming book, The Sociology of Intellectual Life, will be made available only in hardback and at £60 a copy ("No soft (cover) option 'outrages' author...
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A society divided
I enjoyed the excellent article on the Royal Geographical Society debate very much ("'Think big' campaign splits geographers", 4 June).The fundamental point is that the society has lost balance and...
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Guide predates campaign
We would like to clarify some points in your article "Students' campaigns take some ugly turns" (4 June). The publication A Student's Guide to Assessment was written by University of Central...
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Scepticism, not gullibility
I found your analysis of "conspiracy theories" utterly dispiriting ("They would say that ..." 4 June). Of course there are myriad conspiracy theories, a large percentage of which can be shown to be...
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Poll position is impossible
The fanciful speculation about the University and College Union ballot is entertaining ("Lack of support led to dropped ballot", 4 June). It is regrettable, however, that your secretive informer is...
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Injustice to Global Justice
In my book Global Justice: A Cosmopolitan Account, I address questions such as: What is global justice? What responsibilities might we have to bring about a more globally just world? What can...
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Ancient concerns 2
Thomas Docherty bewails the dominance of "business" in higher education ("Being a humble servant to business will be a disaster for everyone", 4 June).John of Salisbury (died 1180) wrote: "If you are...
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Ancient concerns 1
Thomas Docherty writes: "As Freud may have asked in our time ... ". I suppose he must mean Clement, since Sigmund was in no position to have asked anything "in our time".Julian Bradfield, University...