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This glass model of a dissected cuttlefish is one of about 100 remarkable representations of marine life held by the Zoology and Marine Biology Museum at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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24 February 2011
Disapproval ratings - As the UK plots a US course, a look at the stars and gripes of America
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Inside Higher Ed: Why they are rallying
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Tara Brabazon: Dealing with digital incontinence
From: Brabazon, Tara Sent: 23 February 2011 11:41To: Pencil-skirted administrator in network (PAIN@sedateduniversity.co.uk)Subject: Email behaviourStatus: (Very) NormalDear PAIN,I have reviewed the...
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Report criticises proposed changes to student visa system
Proposed changes to the student visa system may be used as a political tool to create the “appearance” of a significant reduction in net migration, a new report claims.
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LSE cuts ties with Libyan state
The London School of Economics has severed links with the Libyan authorities following violence against anti-government protesters that has led to more than 200 deaths.
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NUS president to stand down
The president of the National Union of Students has announced that he is to stand down.
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Knowledge pool: UK-Iraqi collaborations jump in at the deep end
Anyone trying to create a scholarly centre for gender and violence studies in Iraq is unlikely to have an easy time of it. It is an environment, acknowledged Nazand Begikhani, senior research Fellow...
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Visa plans are a ‘hostile act against universities’
Government plans to overhaul the immigration system and drastically reduce the number of visas issued amount to a “hostile act against Britain’s universities” and contain elements that have an “ugly...
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Attack of the clones: plagiarism by university applicants soars
The number of pupils plagiarising personal statements in their university application forms increased by one-third last year, it has been revealed.
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Informed opinion the key to matters of reputation
It is an eye-wateringly powerful critique. The influential journalist Malcolm Gladwell, writing in the current edition of The New Yorker, shines a harsh light on the US’ national college rankings.The...
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The Evolution of the Human Head
Chris McManus is impressed by a multidisciplined tour de force that simply oozes scholarship
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Shelley's Ghost: Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family
Duncan Wu is gripped by a tale of a remarkable family's careful crafting of its public standing
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Why Everyone (Else) is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind
This book is intended for a popular audience. It is low on technical detail, rhetorically selective in its presentation of research findings and light-hearted in tone: but none of this should deter...