Surprising responses to Hamlet Africa tour
Researcher finds reactions to Shakespeare performance vary wildly across continent
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The Francis Crick Institute: science and serendipity
Is the biomedical research facility dubbed ‘Sir Paul’s cathedral’ built on sound foundations?
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High and popular culture to meet in new postcolonial studies centre
More football, less theory, says heroin scholar at the head of new hub
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The Spanish and Greek scholars thrust into national politics
Martin McQuillan on the critical theorists shaking up Syriza and Podemos
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What it’s like to work with the academic greats
Five contributors recall friendships and encounters with preeminent scientists, writers and philosophers
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How to move up from a researcher post to lecturer
Report advises young academics to foster personal and research independence to advance their careers. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Attempts to 'gag and silence' academics are commonplace
Marina Warner explains why she chose to speak about her departure from the University of Essex
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It’s right to take a break
Rebecca Braun’s article about maternity leave for academics (“She knows, she tried”, Features, 23 January) gave a rather negative view of the experience and detracted from some of the progress that...
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Hundreds of PhD students chasing every early career post
THE study reveals intense competition for roles at Russell Group universities, despite new openings for those seeking a research career
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Good science requires better teaching
We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie
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Working family allowances
Being an academic and a parent is harder than it should be, but not all want children while others make it work regardless
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How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-extinction, by Beth Shapiro
Work to bring creatures back from the dead is a tale of wonder and warning, writes Tiffany Taylor
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Doctor Who and the portfolio career
Kevin Fong advises academics to scale the silo walls occasionally to regenerate their careers