Weird Life: The Search for Life that is Very, Very Different From Our Own by David Toomey
Lewis Dartnell regrets that a discussion of extreme life forms focuses on faint possibility rather than wondrous reality
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Youth unsure of university cost-benefit analysis
Tuition fees major concern for schoolchildren, Sutton Trust discovers
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Judgment on plagiarism: it’s for academics to judge
OIA can overrule verdicts only in rare circumstances, High Court finds
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Dame not keen on XX quota system
Edinburgh Napier’s outgoing v-c rejects ‘tick-box’ approach to governance
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Odds and quads - 30 May 2013
Source: UCL Library Services 2011Moses Gaster (1856-1939) was a Jewish communal leader, a prominent Zionist and a prolific scholar of Romanian literature and folklore, Samaritan history and...
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News in brief - 30 May 2013
Exam howlersTasty morsels from the buffet zoneWith the marking season well and truly under way, ߣߣƵ is making its annual call for entries to its “exam howlers” competition, in...
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The horrifying fascination of Titus Andronicus
A new production of Shakespeare’s brutal play continues to elicit disquieting questions about moral values
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I'll never forget what's-his-name
Professor Rooney tackles the categorical imperativeMembers of our university have enthusiastically joined in the new ߣߣƵ online game of discovering celebrity names among members of...
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Alan Michette, 1950-2013
A leading international expert on X-ray physics has died
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Dig deeper for victory
G. R. Evans’ rallying cry: scholars, do the spadework to defend the sector
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Great lecture: what was it about again?
Fluent instruction no more effective than poor delivery in teaching terms
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HBOS and London Met: case studies in poor governance
Universities must ensure that governing bodies are fit to do their part to prevent crises, Michael Shattock says
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Visa rules throw spanner in engineering works
Funded young researchers refused entry to UK, professional body warns
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Danes face EU obstacle to grants reform
Plans to cut student support may be undermined by court ruling
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Pay grades: narrowly missing a 2:1 will cost you
The difference between an ‘Attila’ and a ‘Desmond’? Two grand a year