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Citation rankingThe hottest of the hot listGeneticists dominate a list of the "hottest" researchers compiled by Thomson Reuters. The science data company last week published a ranking of the authors...
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'Life depends on science but the arts make it worth living'
Scientist claims true fulfilment is achievable only through the humanities, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Globalisation: contents and discontents
Conference hears Western domination must end to achieve internationalisation, writes John Morgan
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UUK head: cuts reality 'rather different to the headlines'
Steve Smith warns that downbeat media theme will damage UK global reputation. John Morgan reports
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Going Global notebook
World rankingsNeeded but not always wantedWorld university rankings are "like vice-chancellors and in-laws: we may not always like them, but we know we need them". That was the argument made by Kevin...
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News in Brief
United StatesSenators' list of shamFour US senators have united to call for a crackdown on "sham universities", which they say are helping foreign nationals to gain illegal entry to the country. The...
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Hungarian philosophers suffer state 'harassment'
International outcry as left-leaning scholars are 'targeted' by government. Matthew Reisz reports
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Hello, Yellow Brick Road
Clive Bloom ponders the enduring popularity and cultural significance of L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz
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Diary
SheffieldGuy Ben-Ner: SpiesSince the early 1990s, Israeli artist Guy Ben-Ner has filmed a series of videos starring himself and his family: domestic dramas taking place within the intimacy of their...
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Brand on the run
Our Head of Brand Development, Norman Bovril, has responded forcefully to the news that the ߣߣÊÓƵ Reputation Rankings place Poppleton as the 8,914th highest-regarded university in...
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The rest was silence
Inept alumni communications derail the desire to give, says Tim Birkhead
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Research intelligence - Empty buckets or pure gold?
Open-access advocates ponder weak repository growth as publishers restate dire warnings. Paul Jump reports
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The week in higher education
He has hogged the headlines for weeks, was sacked from a sitcom for which he was paid $2 million (£1.5 million) an episode, and was photographed drinking "tiger blood" while waving a machete on the...
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Leader: Work of infinite value
Science alone cannot get to the heart of what makes us human, which is why the humanities and social sciences matter so much
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From where I sit - After the quake: we shall carry on
When the earthquake hits I am dozing with a pile of academic journals on my lap.It's spring vacation here in Japan and with university entrance examinations completed I've got a month to catch up on...