The Ecological Thought
About 15 years ago, the poet Gary Snyder published an article titled "Is Nature Real?". In it he made a heartfelt complaint: "I'm getting grumpy about the slippery arguments being put forth by high-...
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Play it Again: Cover Songs in Popular Music
These numbers describe the respective cover versions I own of the Arctic Monkeys' I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper, Ian and Sylvia's Four Strong Winds...
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Published this week
ARTS AND DESIGN- Anarchism and the Advent of Paris Dada: Art and Criticism, 1914-1924By Theresa Papanikolas, curator of European and American art, Honolulu Academy of ArtsAshgate, £55.00ISBN...
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News in brief
ChinaInternational students look EastThe rise of China as a destination for international students has been highlighted by the Global Times newspaper. While China has long been one of the largest...
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Academic freedom now under fire from Israeli campaigners
Criticism of universities has provoked a sharp response, reports Matthew Reisz
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Grant winners
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilCareer Acceleration FellowshipsAward winner: G.J. OfferInstitution: Imperial College LondonValue: £672,986Investigating carbon formation in solid...
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Blogconfidential: More smoke than fire?
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: More smoke than fire?
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Appointments
University of NottinghamJohn KingAn international lectureship has been awarded to a mathematician at the University of Nottingham. John King said that maths was a subject he "latched on to" from an...
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How to stay one step ahead of the post-email generation
US college list claims to get under the cultural skin of the Class of 2014. Sarah Cunnane reports
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US colleges see rise in foreign postgraduates
Offers of admission from US graduate schools have risen for international students while falling for their domestic counterparts, figures from their Washington DC-based umbrella group reveal.The...
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Bank crisis omen for academics
Proper supervision at risk due to lack of expertise on university councils. Simon Baker reports
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City University London - Service with a smile
A London university has become the first in the UK to be accredited by the Institute of Customer Service. The ServiceMark quality standard has been awarded in recognition of the level of support...
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University of the West of Scotland - Deck the halls
Plans for a new student complex in the centre of Paisley have been unveiled. The £13.6 million student halls development, housing 340 students in the heart of the town, forms the latest part of a £...
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University of Essex - Good morning, sunshine
The old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day has been proven by scientists working on improving the health of British children. Academics at the University of Essex found that...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Class act
A university library has received a collection of more than 3,000 books as a bequest from the estate of a school inspector. Roy Waters spent the last 40 years of his life building a diverse library...