Stardom and the spirit of the age
A peer-reviewed academic journal is turning the spotlight on celebrity culture. Zoë Corbyn reports
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In a hard world, it pays to be flexible, say funding chiefs
Report asks whether sector-wide arrangements are 'enablers or barriers'. Melanie Newman writes
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Warwick peer puts £1 million where his mouth is
A professor has made a £1 million donation to his university - and wants other academics to follow his lead by giving to their employers.Lord Bhattacharyya, director and founder of the WMG unit at...
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Part-time 'juggling act' no panacea for the future
Hepi boss warns that combining study and work is beset with difficulties. Rebecca Attwood reports
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THE World University Rankings
Magazines that compile league tables have an interest in instability - playing around with their methodologies to ensure rankings remain newsworthy.This was the argument made by Alice Gast, president...
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Daytime TV: Dirty denouement
EastEnders offered long-awaited revelations, but not everyone could handle the truth, writes Gary Day
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History round-up
A Short History of ParliamentAuthor: Clyve JonesEdition: FirstPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPages: 400Price: £75.00ISBN 9781843835035Jones offers an institutional history covering the English...
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Most cited papers in sociology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-October 2009
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Do-si-do
"We welcome anything that helps bring staff closer together." That was the positive response of our Corporate Director of Human ߣߣÊÓƵ, Louise Bimpson, to calls made at the recent Leadership...
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I feel like a marked man
Undergraduate examinations drive Tim Birkhead to the therapist's couch
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Research intelligence: An ocean of opportunity
Nerc aims to bolster British marine science by creating a National Oceanography Centre. Rose Wilkinson writes
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: The big push must come early
Given that A-level success is key to entering higher education, perhaps universities should leave widening participation to schools
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From where I sit: Something new under the sun
Why would the Egyptian ministers of education and higher education, the Speaker of its Parliament and various other notables show up for the opening of the new Graduate School of Education at the...
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Michael Pittilo, 1954-2010
Michael Pittilo, principal and vice-chancellor of The Robert Gordon University, has died.Although he had been battling cancer for some time, Professor Pittilo continued to work until just days before...