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Sumptuous even down to the sweat
The Empire of the Great Mughals
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For the full picture, do not ignore the score
Dmitri Shostakovich
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There will be no end to this timeless quest
The Infinite Book
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Left and right anger at politics clampdown
A decision by the council of the University of Pretoria to depoliticise student governance has angered not only the nationalist Right, but also radical student groups. The council has ordered that...
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Judge backs family in MIT suicide case
A US judge has ruled that a university can be held responsible for a student's suicide, in what could be a landmark decision. Judge Christine McEvoy ordered that the parents of a student at the...
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Anger at scholar's book on abduction
An Italian academic's justification of the Vatican's forcible removal of a Jewish child from his parents to be raised as a Roman Catholic in the 19th century has angered academics, including one of...
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Lecturer locked out after race comment
An Australian university law lecturer has been suspended after publicly criticising African and Asian immigration. But civil libertarians, some students and the National Tertiary Education Union said...
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Study now, pay later plan will ensure a rich return
Deferred fees and improved student support will help to attract graduates into research, argues Teresa Rees One of the many heated debates surrounding the introduction of undergraduate fees was their...
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Stephen Greer: Heard the one about Hiroshima?
Political Animal, Smirnoff Underbelly Edinburgh Festival Fringe, until August 28, £10.50 Though the festival organisers have announced that this year's shows are more political than ever before, it...
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New kit for new degree season
Former Wolves, Charlton, Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday footballer Lawrie Madden is set to teach an MA in sports broadcast journalism at Staffordshire University. Students will be put through their...
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Talk about fatal flaws
Ever eager to improve the public relations skills of public sector workers, the Government is to hold a conference on "communicating professionalism" in November in London. But an e-mail about the...
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Flight follows fright
Talking of government communications, it appears that press officers on the higher education desk at the Department for Education and Skills have a shorter shelf life than the ministers they work for...
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Modesty will get results
UK academics may be tired of the growing culture of plagiarism, but things could be worse. Cheating during university entrance examinations in Nigeria is so rife that officials are considering the...
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Don't count on the BBC
Standards were rigorous this week on the BBC website, where journalists are clearly highly skilled in mathematics as well as communication. The site broke the following startling news on student...