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Food is Culture - Food in Early Modern England
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Rocket science no match for a washing appliance
The Shock of the Old
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a war-time story of political deception and personal loyalty: "Bernie had lain at the foot of the...
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Troubled island that gave us carefree prose
The Cambridge History of Irish Literature
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Wrinkle on twilight twinkle
The Invention of Evening
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Personal and political front line
Making Trouble
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Giant among scientists, but few recall his name
To mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the world's greatest mathematicians, Robin Wilson invites us to celebrate his life This weekend marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of the...
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A disagreeable outcome?
A report from the Higher Education Academy into the argumentative skills [sic] of first-year students is filling academic tutors with dread. A research team from the universities of York, Queen Mary...
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Union presents single voice
Following her confirmation as the new general secretary of the University and College Union, Sally Hunt appears to have opted for totalitarian media management. She has requested that union officials...
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Here's to transparency
Anthony Giddens, the academic who pioneered the concept of the third way, launched his new book Over to You Mr Brown: How Labour Can Win Again before Easter. He confessed to an audience at the London...
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Another Adorno admirer?
Confusion is a familiar concept for the French philosopher Alain Badiou, who introduced his lecture on being, existence and death at the British Library on April 4 with the words: "I'm sorry, but...
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Correction
Contrary to the entry in last week's Peep's Diary , the University of Central Lancashire, not Lancaster University, has been involved in an online debate about the command of English of its staff and...
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Past prejudice should not cloud debate
Scotland should review its place in the Union based on the present, writes Christopher Whatley The future of the Union is at the heart of the current general election campaign in Scotland. While...
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Together we can take on the world
Signing commercial deals to boost foreign student levels is a vital partnership, not a cash-led privatisation, says Steve Smith Universities stand accused of privatising English language provision....
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Freedom is at the heart of what we believe
Far from imposing unjust sanctions, universities with a Christian ethos encourage debate, claims Kenneth Stevenson It has recently been suggested that the Christian ethos of a Church of England...