The Dignity of Chartism, by Dorothy Thompson, edited by Stephen Roberts
Kathryn Gleadle on an admiring and useful tribute to the life and work of a leading social historian
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The Matter Factory: A History of the Chemistry Laboratory, by Peter J. T. Morris
The workspaces of pioneering scientists are laid bare in an insightful text, finds Richard Joyner
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What are you reading? – 23 July 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How might a teaching excellence framework be built?
As a vague policy commitment moves towards reality, Jack Grove assesses the potential ways and means
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Why do students study so far from home?
Nick Hillman examines the endurance of the boarding school model of higher education
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Celebrity speakers: putting money where their mouths are
In the US, the cost of paying for expensive commencement speeches is diverting funds from where they’re most needed, says Howard Segal
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Body and soul: the Globe’s John Ford Experiment
A rare staging of the dramatist’s work pushes to the fore seldom-seen plays that reveal the tensions at the heart of his oeuvre, says Lisa Hopkins
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Funding fears as mental health demand soars
Hefce study shows 132 per cent rise in number of students reporting a mental health problem
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THE Scholarly Web – 23 July 2015
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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UK public funding on R&D holds up despite austerity
Plunging MoD research spend compensated for over past decade by rising research council budget
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Hefce to ask for data on outcomes of access and attainment schemes
Lack of evidence is ‘increasingly untenable’ with TEF gaining traction, says funding council
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Zero-hour numbers still unclear despite year-long study
Unions and universities divided over extent of ‘casualisation’ despite major joint initiative
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Elite’s building spree hides capital spending crisis
New report highlights fears that UK could lose out to international competitors
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Laurie Taylor – 23 July 2015
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