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Michelle Harvey on inspirational advice to young researchers to stay true to their first love
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Obituary - Antronette Yancey
“A true Renaissance woman” - physician, poet and public health activist - has died.Antronette (“Toni”) Yancey was born in Kansas City, Kansas on 1 November 1957 and studied for a BA in biochemistry...
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Awards and promotions
Bishop Grosseteste UniversityOlivia SaganA psychologist whose research focuses on the role played by arts activity in mental well-being is to lead a new degree course in the discipline at Bishop...
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THE Scholarly Web - Songs of youth and experience
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Hollande, France and an old, familiar refrain
In trying to please everyone, can François Hollande’s reforms really hope to solve French higher education’s thorniest problems? Jack Grove reports
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US academics may be left-leaning but they’re steering a middle course
Research reveals conservative fears of left-wing influence are unfounded. Matthew Reisz writes
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Odds and quads
These striking posters are part of the personal material donated by playwright Willy Russell to Liverpool John Moores University’s Special Collections and Archives.
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Pillow talk
The merits, or otherwise, of the research excellence framework have sparked many arguments. Is the REF a useful tool for distributing funds or a shackler of brilliance? Lecturer and author Amanda...
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Grant winners
Leverhulme TrustResearch Leadership AwardsSciencesAward winner: Michelle MoramInstitution: Imperial College LondonValue: £893,476Material solutions for a developing worldResearch Project...
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Mooc measurements
Martha Kanter, the US undersecretary of education, came by class at the University of Pennsylvania the other day and made three points about massive open online courses that are worth elaboratingShe...
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Obama defends US science from partisan attack
President Barack Obama has vowed to protect scientific research from “political manoeuvres” in the wake of continuing attempts by Republican congressmen to restrict National Science Foundation...
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Get a room, get a break on tuition costs
Ireland’s oldest private institution targets an untapped market. Matthew Reisz reports
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News in brief
SingaporeBy George protesters standAcademics and students at Nanyang Technological University have taken to the internet to protest over a prominent scholar and critic of state power in Singapore who...
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Letters
Doctoral talking shops are the best we’ve gotThe feature “Whim and rigour” (25 April) does not provide an entirely thorough analysis. It asks if the viva is still fit for purpose, so it should have...