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The most depressing aspect of the column on scientific practice (THE Scholarly Web, 24 January) was that despite the Twitterati’s efforts to boil everything down to a few characters’ worth of essence...
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Hard to Get: 20-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom by Leslie C. Bell
Hera Cook on a study of young Californian women’s thoughts on gender and sexuality
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The Poet’s Mind: The Psychology of Victorian Poetry 1830-1870 by Gregory Tate
Britta Martens on a lucid look at 19th-century poets’ engagement with science of the mind
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The Visioneers by W. Patrick McCray
Jon Turney on future-facing researchers Gerard O’Neill and Eric Drexler
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Sir Adrian Smith - 'If we care, what shall we do about it?'
The University of London’s v-c reveals his opinions on issues confronting the sector to David Matthews
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Stubbornly indifferent
The government’s immigration policy harms student traffic from abroad and the economy, claims Shabana Mahmood
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Cloudy with a hint of fog
Politicians’ speech is often more a strategic exercise than an act of civic transparency, which can make it a turn-off, says John Corner
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Parklife - Parklife!
We are delighted to report that our university will shortly be opening its very own “social science park” in the left-hand corner of the field behind the cooling tower.Announcing the news, our Head...
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31 January 2013
Go reconfigure - The trends changing the face of global higher education
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Quitting Europe would be big, but not a crisis on the home front
Financial fallout from a decision to leave the EU would, in reality, be minimal for higher education institutions, argues Alison Wolf
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Commercial pressure led to rushed job on for-profit title award
Hefce uneasy over University of Law deal and process for private applicants. John Morgan reports
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A different world
Financial models that have stood firm for decades are failing, technological revolution is opening new doors and a growing middle class is creating unprecedented demand. At a time of extraordinary...
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THE podcast: Interview with Adrian Smith
Podcast Powered By PodbeanSelected highlights from a January 2013 ߣߣƵ interview with Adrian Smith, vice-chancellor of the University of London. Sir Adrian is interviewed by Times...
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THE podcast: 31 January 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanThe EU referendum, five trends changing the face of global higher education and climategate are among the topics on this week’s THE podcast issue review. Editor John Gill,...
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Bright old things: The ageing academic population
Source: Higher Education Statistics AgencyAcademics whose age is unknown are not pictured on graph. Figures are from top of candle rather than top of flame.Over the past eight years, the profile of...