The Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry)
There is danger in giving free rein to the world's most popular search engine, discovers Harold Thimbleby
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The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights
Slavery and the slave trade in the Americas flourished for 400 years from the 1480s until the 1880s. During that long period, the slave trade was the most important coerced migration of people...
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Paraphernalia: The Curious Lives of Magical Things
As I sit at my computer about to start writing this review, I find myself gently tapping the keys on my keypad, gradually losing myself in the sounds and rhythms afforded by different pressures of my...
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Geoffrey K. Pullum savours a guide to the potential of language but feels more modesty is required
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Anatomy of the Red Brigades: The Religious Mind-set of Modern Terrorists
In his first paragraph, Alessandro Orsini makes an attempt on the world record for definitions unmade and issues avoided. "It is a frightening thought", he pronounces, "that envy, resentment and hate...
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Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence
Perhaps it was my XY-chromosomes, but at school I chose Latin over biology. To my naive mind, mathematics, physics, chemistry and foreign (even dead) languages appeared systematic, with simple axioms...
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Report calls for diversity audits across all subjects
Science and maths courses should touch on topics such as gender, says the NUS. Jack Grove reports
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That way scholarship lies: the Globe shuns Disneyfication
The iconic theatre sees links with academe as a vital part of its role. Jack Grove reports
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News in brief
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Burmese students get long-term benefits on a 'bamboo campus'
UK scholar brings higher education to Thai camps for Burmese refugees. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Cameron and Willetts take up plight of the lettori
The cause of the lettori - the foreign lecturers in Italian universities who have long been campaigning for improved employment and pension rights - has received support from the highest levels of...
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REF's decision is...secret
Mark Burnley is baffled by the decision not to tell academics how their work has been scored. How will improvement ever be possible?
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Plans for Hefce hegemony spark sector fears
Critics claim proposals could threaten autonomy and may lead to opt-outs. Simon Baker writes
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Union accuses employers of 'trickery' as pension pot proves far from empty
University employers say that the UK sector's £30 billion pension fund is performing better than expected - proof that "draconian" cuts to benefits were not needed, a union has claimed.
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Head urges staff to go easy on postgrad applicants
A head of school at a Russell Group university emailed academics urging them to be "VERY generous" when assessing postgraduate applications, warning them that they "simply cannot afford to be very...