The seven deadly sins of the academy
Matthew Reisz and our seven guest contributors lift the lid on the rampant wickedness troubling the sanctity of our hallowed universities
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My eureka moment
A series in which academics describe a personal epiphany
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Having waded through her complete works, Gerald L. Houseman concludes that there should never, ever be an Ayn Rand revival
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17 September 2009
Seven deadly sins - What are the worst scholarly vices?
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‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees are lucrative, too
League tables show usual suspects and post-92 vocational graduates fare well in the job market. Hannah Fearn reports
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Sector’s funding quangos under scrutiny
Mandelson announces review to cut ‘overlapping bureaucracies and duplicated programmes’.
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“Bigwig” ushered “nonsense” paper into top journal, say scientists
An article claiming caterpillars and butterflies evolved separately has attracted widespread criticism, writes Zoë Corbyn
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Leeds Met expenses probe 'exonerates' Lee
KPMG finds no evidence of wrongdoing, but discovers cases of non-compliant practice among management. Melanie Newman reports
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Reading plans restructure
Institution may create three overarching faculties to concentrate strengths and cut costs. Hannah Fearn reports
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Lammy demands ‘further and faster’ progress towards economic impact
Higher Education Minister also tells UUK conference that sector must bring in more private cash. Phil Baty reports
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Book of the week: Teaching What You Don't Know
Leslie Gofton on advice for neophytes in the lecture-theatre spotlight
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When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World
Gregory Kent says an important study on the growing power of modern China is incomplete
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Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
With this witty and polemical book, Terry Eagleton finally fulfils the promise of his early years as a left-wing Catholic. Here at last is his defence of Christianity as a radical movement comparable...
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The Canon: Speculum of the Other Woman. By Luce Irigaray
When the weekly series The Canon began in April 2009, the question was posed: is there a "baggy monster" of a book that has opened up new ways of thinking and come to count as a classic in your...
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My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture
A look at copyright crime from the student point of view is a refreshing change, says Kim Louise Walden