Fighting the feelbad factor: amid gloom, talk of resilience
The trials of the liberal arts preoccupied the MLA conference. Matthew Reisz writes from Los Angeles
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Bonhomie and gossip, then disturbing discussion about the state we're in
For Lennard Davis, the Modern Language Association convention is "an annual gathering of the clans, a chance to take the patient's pulse in the relevant disciplines".In fact, said the professor of...
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Speed daters try luck in the salon
Universities and desperate job seekers hope their matchmaking efforts at the get-together bear fruit
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Campus survey of religion is biased, secularists charge
Equality body's study accused of provoking 'false impression of victimhood'. John Morgan reports
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Muslims 'isolated' by anti-extremist measures
Attempts to tackle the threat of religious extremism on campus have been blamed for universities' failure to provide a supportive environment for Muslim students.Peter Hopkins, senior lecturer in...
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News in brief
Researchers' career developmentFunders urged to share costsThe burden of funding measures to improve the career development of researchers should be shared by all funders in future. The...
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Global branches are still lopsided
Emerging economies will come to reject unequal exchanges, expert says. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Odds and quads
These images are taken from the first film ever made in and about an art school, certainly in Britain and probably in the world.
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Legal immunity over marks may wane, expert cautions
'Commodified' academy could see a rise in court challenges by students. Simon Baker reports
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Teachers are not the only fruit of the IoE's diverse, evolving mission
Chris Husbands hails the institute's niche purpose and big-issue passions. Rebecca Attwood reports
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An immigration bar too far
Border Agency plans to exclude students on grounds of nationality are shameful, declares Geoffrey Alderman
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Shopping around for a better way to operate? Try John Lewis
A partnership model would cut management and make mission key again, say Rebecca Boden, Penelope Ciancanelli and Susan Wright
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Heavenly tasks
Routine work can open channels of creativity, inspiration and insight that theory cannot begin to offer, believes George Watson
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The fruits of Californication
The Golden State's mix of public planning, spin-off innovation and private excellence has made it one of the global academy's powerhouses. But funding cuts threaten the University of California's pre...
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Film review: Hereafter
Duncan Wu stares longingly towards the emergency exit during Clint Eastwood's supernatural stinker