The Spirit of Inquiry: How One Extraordinary Society Shaped Modern Science, by Susannah Gibson
The Cambridge Philosophical Society’s influence on the development of scientific ideas and research cannot be overestimated, writes Geoffrey Cantor
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Books interview: Laurie Essig
The author on vampires, romantic fantasies, economic fantasies and the importance of feminist anger
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Command: The Twenty-First Century General, by Anthony King
Book of the week: Changes to methods of military leadership raise questions of who’s the boss, finds A. W. Purdue
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UK universities are lucky to be under the microscope
The increased scrutiny of university finances and governance is proof that universities continue to play a critical role in society and economic growth, argues Robert Van de Noort
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Letters – 21 February 2019
In international battle, UK sector needs back-up Alan Manning’s comments seem to ignore reality (“UK universities told to ignore net migration target”, News, 8 February, www.timeshighereducation.com...
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Fourth degree by Laurie Taylor – 21 February 2019
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Appointments – 21 February 2019
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Is poor governance behind the high turnover of UK vice-chancellors?
The recent exodus of vice-chancellors from UK universities raises questions over what is going on in the sector. Is inadequate governance the root cause?
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Science experts seen as ‘just another lobby group’
Researchers must ‘put on the gloves’ and bring the fight to their critics, says Arizona State professor
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Campuses told to offset carbon emissions from student mobility
Study estimates that carbon footprint of global student mobility is comparable to annual emissions of Tunisia
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Walter Munk, 1917-2019
Tributes paid to oceanographer who played key role in Allied war effort during the Second World War
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Universities may have to shut door on elite to hit access targets
English providers will have to enrol fewer privileged students if the sector is not allowed to expand, regulator says
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Western universities feel the strain of China talent tussle
Foreign faculty’s dissatisfaction adds to the lure of Chinese recruitment push
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Russian trolls used campus rows to ‘push partisan hot buttons’
Archive of tweets linked to St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency reveals scale of disinformation attempts around free speech and ‘left bias’ controversies
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The week in higher education – 21 February 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media