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Tom Turner on the cultivated intellect
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The week in books
Night's Black Agents by Daniel Ogden, professor of ancient history, University of Exeter. Continuum, £25.00, ISBN 9781847252302"The real disappointment of this book is less its faint whiff of the...
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Where X does not equal Y
Helen Haste reflects on neuroscience's latest insights about the male and female of our species
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Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a
In a volume that the author considers the culmination of his life's work and the final statement he wishes to make on issues he has been struggling with for nearly half a century, Abdullahi Ahmed An-...
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Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future
As chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1961, Newton N. Minow famously remarked that American television was a "vast wasteland". Currently vice-chairman of the Commission on...
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Nottingham.
1. Introductory Statistical Mechanics by Roger Bowley. Oxford University Press, £31.99. ISBN 97801985057612. Key Concepts in Cultural Studies by Maja Mikula. Palgrave Macmillan, £13.99. ISBN...
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Published this week
GEOGRAPHY- The Columbia Gazetteer of the WorldEdited by Saul Cohen, specialist in political geography and university professor emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Columbia...
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20 years ago
This year, overseas students are playing a more active role than ever within their student unions and are beginning to galvanise national disquiet about some of the difficulties they face… The spring...
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Spending research grants wisely
Getting the most from your research grant with the help of the procurement department
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The art of the lecture
Inspiring students in the lecture hall requires honing your rhetorical technique and considering your audience.
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University of Cambridge - Not enough bread for research?
The University of Cambridge is spending £2 million per year on subsidising sandwiches while academic journals are being cancelled and students fight for scarce research grants, according to Ross...
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University of Dundee - Comics experts are just dandy
An expert on comics has challenged academics who get snooty about Lord Snooty and his Beano pals. Christopher Murray, who this week hosted the second annual conference on comics at the University of...
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University of East Anglia - Hit them, baby, one more time
A conference analysing "train wreck" female celebrities will look at the gender dynamics of fame and the popularity of news stories about the women we "love to hate". Hosted by the University of East...
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Anglia Ruskin University - All's fair in education fest
A higher education "superfair" was due to be hosted by Anglia Ruskin University this week, bringing 7,000 potential university students and representatives of 120 other institutions on to its campus...
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University of Glasgow - Lonely Planet meets friendly city
The independent travel publisher Lonely Planet has produced a guide for prospective University of Glasgow students from around the world. The 48-page guide, produced in association with the...