Eight per cent drop in UK students entering postgraduate study
The number of UK students entering postgraduate study plunged by 8 per cent last year, new figures show.
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The week in higher education
A sideways look at the week’s big stories
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Tell your story clearly, and consider getting a little help if needed
The REF’s impact case studies present myriad challenges. Seeking an outside view might be no bad thing, argues Neil Robinson
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
A documentary about a Japanese Michelin-starred perfectionist has tasty titbits but not enough meat for Barak Kushner’s taste
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Interview - Cara's long embrace of a saviour of Africa
Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs has twice received a lifeline, writes David Matthews
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Bucks New UniversityNo regretsA student is inviting passers-by to think about what they would like to achieve before they die. Paola Brotto, who is studying for a master's in furniture design at...
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News in brief
United States'No basis' on which to sack staffA US university's administrators violated governance, academic freedom and tenure procedures when they abolished academic programmes, sacked staff and...
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News in brief
Scientific misconductImmunologist found guiltyA former researcher at the universities of Glasgow and Liverpool has been found guilty of serious scientific misconduct by his previous university in...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Touching Encounters: Sex, Work, and Male-for-Male Internet Escorting
Victor Minichiello hails a study of secret desires that challenges heteronormative notions of masculinity
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Worm Work: Recasting Romanticism
Beginning with its enjoyable introduction, Worm Work promises to be entertaining. Its topic is one of the lowliest forms of life, the worm, and Janelle Schwartz aims to bring these creatures to our...
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The Curse of Reason: The Great Irish Famine
In a highly original account of a hugely traumatic series of events, Enda Delaney takes a novel approach by interweaving 50 years of history with the lives of four important actors: John McHale, the...
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Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy
Strong ties between ruler and ruled became taboo subjects post-1945, says Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Alone in America: The Stories That Matter
In 1953, Hannah Arendt would speak of loneliness, "once a borderline experience usually suffered in certain marginal social conditions like old age", as having become "an everyday experience of the...