Health Care for Some: Rights and Rationing in the United States Since 1930
Jennifer Gunn on the evolving provision of access to treatment in the US' complex medical system
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The Atheist's Bible: The Most Dangerous Book that Never Existed
In the practice of historical research, one is prepared for the fact that some evidence - no matter how important - may be lost for ever. Even in recent times, archives have been dispersed,...
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Pooling talent of the first water
Raft of arts-world recruits highlights Bath Spa v-c's unusual excellence strategy. John Elmes writes
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Open-access publishingCheaper by the dozenA global consortium of particle physicists has moved closer to a deal with publishers to centrally fund open access for papers in its field. The SCOAP3 group...
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Gold is good, but it's not the only colour, RCUK says
Research councils try to convince that their open-access policy is not monotone. Paul Jump writes
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Why sisters still do patriarchal passion play for themselves
Aberdeen sociologists investigate mystery of female religiosity. Matthew Reisz reports
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Experiential enterprise: can-do students need hands-on teaching
Sector failing to keep pace with changing labour market, scholar warns. Chris Parr reports
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Euro portal offers open view of distance options
The first website in Europe dedicated to information about the Continent's open and distance-learning courses has been launched.
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News in brief
United StatesBled dry over a decadePublic research universities in the US are under threat from budget cuts that have amounted to one-fifth of their state funding over the past decade, a report warns...
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Après lui, le déluge: secrets of Descoings' court stun France
Audit into governance and pay at Sciences Po has implications beyond the institution, says Jack Grove
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Grant winners
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH - NC3RsProject Grants• Award winner: Andrew Cossins• Institution: University of Liverpool• Value £440,093The...
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You look foreign: bring your passport, it's what the UKBA would want
Overreaction to the London Met case has exacerbated institutional racial harassment, Scott Poynting and Ann Singleton argue
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Out for the count
Scrapping the UK census would damage social science and weaken the evidence base for state funding decisions, warns Andrew Miller
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Labour urged to disarm fees using 'non-nuclear option'
Ex-minister advocates scrapping of Trident to reduce tuition costs. John Morgan reports from Manchester
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Mahmood moots 'hybrid' model of funding
Shabana Mahmood, the shadow higher education minister, has said she is interested in exploring a "hybrid" funding system between tuition fees and a graduate tax as an alternative to current...