MMU plans up to 127 job losses
‘Outraged’ union intends to fight redundancies as university starts consultation. John Morgan reports
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The insecure scholar: between a whinge and a smug place
Reasons to be cheerful without a proper job
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Sir Roy Anderson steps down as Imperial rector
When he returns to research, Sir Keith O’Nions will become acting rector. Melanie Newman writes
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The self-confidence crisis in social research
While scientists are easily able to demonstrate the impact of their work, the social sciences are often on the back foot when it comes to highlighting the value of research, says Ziyad Marar
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No confidence in Leeds v-c as UCU members ballot for strike
Union claims proposed 10 per cent cut in academic staff would push Leeds to bottom of staff-student ratio table. John Morgan reports
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The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
A clear account of theories and possibilities but conclusions not so satisfactory, writes David Smail
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Newspeak in the 21st Century
Newspeak in the 21st Century is the latest publication from Media Lens, a campaign group that undertakes press monitoring from an anti-war, anti-corporate perspective. Tackling left-liberal UK...
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The Canon: The Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World
The Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World By Barrington Moore Jr.Britain, the US and France became rich and free, while Germany, Russia and...
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An inveterate activist
Although his days in the front line of humanitarian aid are past for James Orbinski, his passion for justice and human rights is undiminished, as Matthew Reisz discovers
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THE Book of the Week - Rich Democracies, Poor People: How Politics Explain Poverty
Fiona Taylor gives full marks to an expose of beggary amid plenty
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'Non-Lethal' Weapons
The development of military hardware that does not kill is proving elusive, as Russell Brown discovers
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Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe
This book began badly for me, with one of those imaginative reconstructions that some people enjoy; in this case of Francois de Lorraine, second Duke de Guise, setting out from his principal...
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The Dawn of Green: Manchester, Thirlmere, and Modern Environmentalism
Prior to picking up The Dawn of Green, I had been re-reading Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang. First published in 1975, it concerns the activities of four misfits with a shared love of...
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The Provocative Joan Robinson: The Making of a Cambridge Economist
Housewife to acclaimed economist within a decade - not bad going, says Natalie Gold
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Martha Hill and the Making of American Dance
The "making of American dance" bit of the title likely brings to mind a certain Martha, and indeed the legendary Graham figures significantly in Janet Mansfield Soares' biography. Its subject,...