View from the basement
Enjoyment or pursuance of a subject does not always depend on knowledge of its foundations. George Watson considers the death of Grand Theory
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Where power lies
The unexpected exits of two vice-chancellors have raised questions about governors and their authority, and about whether new forms of governance are appropriate for universities. Melanie Newman...
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16 April 2009
The deciding vote - Do outsiders have too much say in university governance?
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Gloria Monday: What were YOU thinking?
In these days of low morale, universities will try anything to grab positive publicity. Gloria Monday just wishes there was a little less spin and a little more substance
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Bullied Blogger: Kafkaesque days of menacing complexity
I am totally confused by what is happening. I am signed off sick by a concerned GP; I am suspended; I am taking out a grievance against my university; they are taking out a disciplinary action...
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A clash of sensibilities
Claire Harman’s citation rows with Oxford scholar Kathryn Sutherland and Peter Sabor of McGill University demonstrate the bad feeling that can arise when popular writers and academics operate on the...
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Liverpool John Moores student held in terror raid
As many as ten suspects could possess student visas. Melanie Newman reports
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Virgin territory
Mother of God, Miri Rubin's ambitious new book, looks at the figure of Mary, concentrating on her image in love, grief and the primordial experience of the mother. Matthew Reisz talked to her
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Political Correctness and Higher Education: British and American Perspectives
In Anglo-American universities where it was born, "political correctness" spurs self-righteousness and bile. For the progressive Left - a politically correct term to exclude social democrats -...
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Top 10 Academic Bestsellers: Blackwell, Liverpool
1. Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care, Second Edition by Max Watson, Caroline Lucas, Andrew Hoy and Jo Wells. Oxford University Press, £.95. ISBN 97801992343562. The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of...
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Book of the week: The Politics of Climate Change
Andrew Gamble finds a nation-by-nation strategy on global warming persuasive
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The week in books
A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity by Nicholas Stern, I.G. Patel chair, head of the India Observatory and chair of the...
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Published this week
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- Open Business Innovation Leadership: The Emergence of the Stakeholder UniversityEdited by Aldo Romano, professor of innovation management, University of Salento. Palgrave...
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University of Exeter - Credit crunch slows construction
Student accommodation that was due to be built by Into University Partnerships at the University of Exeter has been delayed because the company has had difficulty raising finance. Into, which has set...