University of Northampton v-c tells sector to ‘ready, fire, aim’
Nick Petford urges universities to be less risk-averse in difficult economic times
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Filmspeak: How to Understand Literary Theory by Watching Movies by Edward Tomarken
Philip Kemp wants more substance in the application of literary theory to popular cinema
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Warrior Geeks: How 21st Century Technology Is Changing The Way We Fight and Think About War by Christopher Coker
Steve Redhead on how the increasing sophistication of military technology affects modern warfare
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Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century by Paul Kildea
Kate Kennedy praises a biography that examines the contradictory aspects of the composer’s character
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30 Great Myths About Shakespeare by Laurie Maguire and Emma Smith
Gary Day reviews stories about the great playwright’s life - fact or fiction?
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Education: A Very Short Introduction by Gary Thomas
Anthony Feiler reviews a concise explanation of how the UK education system works and how it evolved
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The Blue Sapphire of the Mind: Notes for a Contemplative Ecology by Douglas Christie
Jules Pretty agrees that, for sustainable living, people need to feel a connection with the natural world
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Honora Bartlett, Stephen Halliday, Roger Morgan, Eileen Pollard and Emma L.E. Rees...
…on The Towers of Trebizond, Edward I and the Governance of England, Six Moments of Crisis, Derrida: A Biography and The Good Psychologist
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Appointments - 7 March 2013
University of TokyoCatriona ElderA University of Sydney academic who has been appointed visiting professor in ߣߣÊÓƵn studies at the University of Tokyo said it was evidence that her family’s...
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THE Scholarly Web - 7 March 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Please ensure that students drink responsibly
Don’t ‘turn blind eye’ to excessive boozing, heads tell universities
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7 March 2013
Creative accountability - Blurring the lines between artistic endeavour and academic research
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UCU ire at Kingston University plan to cut principal lecturer, reader titles
Union says changes will lead to demotion and pay cuts. Jack Grove reports
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Imperial College London’s new £1bn campus
West London development will provide facilities for research, translation and commercialisation, explains Sir Keith O’Nions, Imperial president
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