The Variety of Values: Essays on Morality, Meaning, and Love, by Susan Wolf
Jane O’Grady on a collection that stresses the importance of creativity, beauty and self-fulfilment
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After Django: Making Jazz in Postwar France, by Tom Perchard
Les Gofton on a compelling study of a musical subculture
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The First World War, by A. W. Purdue
An overview of the action in Europe also examines present-day attitudes towards the conflict, says Niamh Gallagher
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The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being, by William Davies
Kathryn Ecclestone on a study examining the underside of the new fixation on inner feelings
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Gladstone’s Library: a retreat for readers and writers
The vibrant residential library founded on the bequest of the former prime minister can be both productive and restorative, finds Emma Rees
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Experts on election rules to prevent hung Parliament hiccups
Academics working with the media and government discuss current misconceptions
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Arizona State’s Mooc to offer enough credit to complete first year
University is pairing with edX in a move that has been described as ‘good for nobody’
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Inexcusable sexism calls for action
The sexist nature of the peer review comments (suggesting that a paper written by two female researchers ought to include at least one male author to make sure that the data are interpreted correctly...
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Universities are mismanaging performance
The misapplication of private sector HR techniques harms individuals without raising performance, says Rob Briner
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Political parties think universities are too toxic to touch, says provost
UCL’s Michael Arthur discusses fears for lack of long-term financial support and of a British exit from the EU
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The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You’re Not Looking, by Michael C. Corballis
Daydreaming relies on memory and our past helps us imagine future possibilities, finds Luna Centifanti
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Campus close-up: Queen Mary University of London
A scholar’s project on Lewis Carroll’s heroine helps an institution boost its links with the capital’s museums
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7 May 2015
Political jump-starts – Scholars discuss what can be done to improve the state of British politics
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Huddersfield deputy v-c to be Leeds Beckett head
The next vice-chancellor of Leeds Beckett University will be Peter Slee
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General election 2015: which way are your university's staff likely to vote?
We drill down into our election survey of the higher education sector for a clue