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THE podcast: data special – in 2020 has HE recovered from the financial crash?
THE data editor Simon Baker on the biggest data stories in HE so far this year
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Mass resignations at Wiley journal over academic independence
Former editors-in-chief at European Law Journal say the departure of editorial boards raises issue about ‘who owns’ scholarly journals
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It’s time for a national lifelong learning strategy in the UK
With business backing for education declining, the government must invest to ensure that universities can offer a lifetime of learning opportunities, says Jonathan Michie
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Angry protests belie moderation of US campus Republicans
While xenophobes get headlines, conservative students show political flexibility
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ߣߣÊÓƵn National University vows to go ‘carbon negative’
ߣߣÊÓƵn university promises ‘carbon negative’ footprint as v-c reflects on a summer of fire, ice and virus
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Book editor’s blog: bewitching tales of whales, wombs and more
Scholars have striking stories to tell, Matthew Reisz concludes from his experience judging a prize for academics seeking to bring their work to a wider readership
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Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents, by Matthew L. Schuerman
Richard J. Williams praises a complex even-handed analysis of what has happened to our cities Â
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An Ethical Guidebook to the Zombie Apocalypse: How to Keep Your Brain without Losing Your Heart, by Bryan Hall
John Shand has mixed feelings about a book using horror film scenarios to teach moral philosophy
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Opportunity knocks?
As China’s influence grows, UK scholars question how best to collaborate. A post-Brexit transition may offer change to more than our EU relationship
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Break on Through: Radical Psychiatry and the American Counterculture, by Lucas Richert
Steven Groarke is unconvinced by an overview of 1970s challenges to mainstream approaches to mental health
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The New Prometheans: Faith, Science and the Supernatural Mind in the Victorian Fin de Siècle, by Courtenay Raia
Simon Young enjoys an oblique but revealing account of a pioneering group of ‘psy’ researchers
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The Force of Nonviolence: The Ethical in the Political, by Judith Butler
Book of the week: Lynne Segal applauds a bold attempt to forge a comprehensive philosophy of resistance
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LSE scholars aim to increase the allure of the polling booth
Observatory looks beyond politics to psychology and ergonomics for ways to boost voters’ democratic participation
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Call to fund counselling for researchers in traumatic subjects
Academics studying gender-based violence highlight emotional impact of their work