Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information, by Eva Hemmungs Wirtén
Robyn Arianrhod welcomes an unsentimental study of the first woman to win a Nobel prize
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The Prime of Life: A History of Modern Adulthood, by Steven Mintz
E. Stina Lyon on a complex account of the trajectory of adult life in the modern world
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Before Auschwitz: Jewish Prisoners in the Prewar Concentration Camps, by Kim Wünschmann
Neil Gregor praises an assiduously researched, humane book that examines the incarceration of German-Jews prior to 1939
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Financial gifts to universities surge to all-time high
The value of donations peaks at £807m, annual Ross/CASE survey finds, but challenges of limited outreach and elite domination persist
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Bloggers scrutinise parties’ education policies
Which party scores highest for one policy nerd?
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New EUA president will ‘speak up’ to Brussels
Rolf Tarrach, incoming head of the 850-strong EUA, is also keen to maintain and expand its UK membership
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Red ahead; staying in the black
Whatever the outcome of the election, strong financial leadership will be key both to the country and our universities
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Almost half of sector to back Labour, THE election poll suggests
Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact
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Corruption claim hits Rio university
Commercial links are transparent, says sector body. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro writes
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US 'sleeping giant' stirs in the global recruitment market
The Education-USA initiative to attract overseas students is a wake-up call for the UK, argues Chris Cobb
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Campaign tales: on the doorstep with an academic candidate
Three scholars with their sights set on Westminster explain what drives them to aspire to a career in politics
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Royalties claim over Nazi’s writings raises fears for scholarship
Historians await legal judgment over heirs’ demands for payments from academics citing Joseph Goebbels’ diaries
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Post-election scenarios assessed
Whoever wins or holds the balance of power, senior sector figures see risks ahead for higher education funding, fees and policy
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30 April 2015
Financial check-up – Is your university in robust health?
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Paul Greatrix, George McKay, R. C. Richardson, Uwe Schütte and Peter J. Smith...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers