Sojourners in a Strange Land: Jesuits and Their Scientific Missions in Late Imperial China
Joseph Dauben is impressed with the scholarship in a study of 'shape-shifting' missionaries
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The Nature and Future of Philosophy
It would be a fine thing to know the nature and the future of philosophy, and Sir Michael Dummett, one of the few British philosophers to regularly appear in encyclopaedias of the discipline of...
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The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World
Sir Howard Newby appreciates a wake-up call for the US academy that will ring alarm bells here, too
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Book of the week: Requiem for a Species
Why are most people 'everyday denialists'? Steven Yearley gets a sobering lesson
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ARTS AND DESIGN- What is Architectural History?By Andrew Leach, senior lecturer in architecture, Griffith University. Wiley, £50.00 and £14.99. ISBN 9780745644561 and 4578This book considers the...
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Cranfield University - Water work
A new project aims to ensure that everyone can get water on tap at all times, at the correct pressure and no matter what may happen along the way. Combining mathematics and risk analysis, the two-...
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Brunel University - Flowery speech
A windproof umbrella and a desktop plant that blooms in response to people's voices are among innovations being showcased at an annual event for design and engineering graduates. The Made in Brunel...
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University of Sheffield - Hot male bodies needed
Hot males are in high demand among female damselflies, scientists have discovered. Researchers from the University of Sheffield used thermographic imaging and high-speed photography to study the...
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Central Lancashire/Birmingham - Energy of youth
Parents left infuriated by teenagers who leave lights on will soon have academic research to back up their case. Computer scientists at the University of Central Lancashire and the University of...
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Odds and quads
In the year 616, Aethelfrith, King of Northumbria, defeated a Welsh army at the Battle of Chester and slaughtered the monks, at nearby Bangor-Is-Coed, who had been praying for his defeat. This...
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Making the unmeasurable visible: philosophers unite to fight back
Threat to discipline stems from an obsession with productivity, argue scholars. Matthew Reisz reports
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By their graduate attributes shall ye know them
In the past students have tended to be identified by their unkempt hair, scruffy clothes and rucksacks full of dog-eared reference books.Now, plans are afoot to ensure that graduates of one Scottish...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesNot seeing the big pictureMost students rule out colleges based on the upfront cost of tuition fees without considering how much financial aid they may receive, a survey in the US has...
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Asian tigers must shift focus to play on world stage
Encouraging critical thinking is the key to success, Yale president advises. Nick Chan reports
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Blog confidential: Strangled by red tape
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Strangled by red tapeI am an allied health professional and have just started at a...