Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics, by Alfred S. Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann
Tony Mann examines the argument that miscalculations can lead to triumphs
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If A then B: How the World Discovered Logic, by Michael Shenefelt and Heidi White
Martin Cohen on logic and its place at philosophy’s core
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Me Medicine vs. We Medicine: Reclaiming Biotechnology for the Common Good, by Donna Dickenson
Medical advances have coincided with a decline in healthcare for all, finds Dita Wickins-Drazilova
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Linda Asquith, Daniel Binney, Stephen Halliday, Seán Hand and A.W. Purdue...
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Just William deserves critical recognition
Richmal Crompton’s stories have thrilled generations of children but critics have kept their distance. It is time the establishment embraced them
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Training schemes help improve PhD outcomes
Development programmes can make for speedier submission of theses, research suggests
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Reach out and touch
Source: Alamy‘Hello, Manchester!’Our Head of Outreach Programmes, Mr Ned Kelly, has praised Manchester Metropolitan University for its “groundbreaking” efforts to reach out to the local community.Mr...
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Scientists feel pinch despite R&D plenty
‘Stable’ figures raise question: where has the money gone?
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Overseas placements for half of De Montfort students
University plans to give graduates more international experience
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Fashion and Age: Dress, the Body and Later Life, by Julia Twigg
Cheryl Buckley considers our changing relationships with clothes and fashion as we grow older
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The best place to learn teaching is on the job
Anthony Seldon says the best way to improve teaching in universities is through tough appraisals based on student feedback
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Cable: relax work rules facing overseas graduates
Minister’s call comes as Lib Dem conference votes to remove students from immigration figures
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Taught postgraduate degrees: are they just about the job?
The rise of the taught master’s course has come with a troubling shift in focus towards ‘employability’
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Grades improve when students lead learning
Academics at Avans University in the Netherlands revamp seminars to promote student engagement
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50 maxims for market entrants
Christopher Bigsby offers some words of advice