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The first casualty of a magazine reorganisation is the book review section. Full-length reviews are now diluted by snippets from other publications (why?), the "Top 10 Academic Bestsellers" from...
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Shocks on climate change
Sir David King is right to call for a broadening of perspectives in the design, funding and conduct of research about climate change ("King urges arts to join crusade", 24 January). However, I'm not...
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No savings without spending
The headline "Whitehall seeks £1.5bn 'savings' from sector budget" (17 January) was grossly inaccurate.Last year's Comprehensive Spending Review made clear the Government's commitment to increase...
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Satisfied with 'satisfactory'
In the story on the Office for Standards in Education's rating of the University of Buckingham's Department of Education, it says we trained just three teachers last year ("Ofsted gives low mark to...
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A lesser breed?
Teaching-only staff were once widely deemed unworthy of the name 'academic'. But one in four UK academics is now labelled so, and the proportion is expected to grow. Esther Oxford considers the...
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Community building
Worries about extremism on and off campus have spurred universities to foster more cultural awareness and understanding in their local areas, as Hannah Fearn discovers.
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Last women standing
Women's studies is about to disappear as an undergraduate degree in the UK. But is it because it is no longer relevant or because it has done its job by putting the issues in the mainstream? Esther...
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A repository of passions
The British Library not only supports world-class research, it also inspires rhapsodies from scholars around the world. Matthew Reisz explores colourful tales behind the unique collections at the...
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Digitising archives
The life and usefulness of teaching resources is extended by digitizing them, but expert IT advice and a long-term strategy are needed before you begin.
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Research and industry funding
Corporate sponsors expect a mutually beneficial relationship, and terms and expectations must be clarified in advance.
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Napier University
Abdy Kermani and Geoff Freedman received a Commendation in the Small Projects Award for Structural Engineering Excellence – an award attracting entrants from every continent – for their contribution...
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Invitation to Terror: The Expanding Empire of the Unknown
Policymakers are being driven by irrational nightmares, observes Conor Gearty.
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It's so French! Hollywood, Paris and the Making of Cosmopolitan Film Culture
In this provocative and original book, the American cultural historian Vanessa Schwartz revisits the vexed question of Franco-American cinematic relations in the postwar period. Much has been written...
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Learning, Teaching and Assessing in Higher Education: Developing Reflective Practice
You can judge an academic book, as you can judge any academic programme, by the critical material in the bibliography. Higher education is about criticism, although its purpose is now contested....
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Top 10 Academic Bestsellers: Blackwell, Portsmouth
1. Operations Management: Fifth Edition by Nigel Slack, Stuart Chambers and Robert JohnstonPearson Education, £47.99. ISBN 97814058470012. The Color Purple by Alice WalkerOrion Publishing, £6.99....