Funding will shift to drive government aims
Denham tells Hefce to adjust model to make universities more responsive and dynamic. John Gill reports
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Why evolution is true
Janet Smith uncovers many hidden gems in the dig for evidence to support Darwin's theories
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William Faulkner: Seeing through the South
Flannery O'Connor declared that William Faulkner was "the Dixie Limited", and while she demonstrated no fear that her fiction would be overshadowed by his, the idea persists that writers should fear...
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Loughborough
1. Company Law, Sixth Edition by Janet Dine and Marios Koutsias Palgrave Macmillan, £21.99 ISBN 97802300187782. Liberty before Liberalism by Quentin Skinner Cambridge University Press, £10.99 ISBN...
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Book of the week: The Imperial Map
For great powers, charts served many ends, discovers Sarah Bendall
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The week in books
The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature by Daniel Levitin, McGill professor of psychology and behavioural neuroscience, McGill University. Aurum Press, £14.99, ISBN...
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Hotter Than That
Trevor Herbert enjoys this cultural history, but not necessarily in ways the author intended
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Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England
No one but Steve Jones could have written this book. That deep, resonant voice echoes from every page, not only with characteristic insights but also with phrases to make them memorable, such as "the...
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Making the Cut: How Cosmetic Surgery Is Transforming our Lives
There is no doubt that elective cosmetic surgery and related non-invasive procedures are on the rise and more accessible than ever, largely because of the increased presence in mass media (in the...
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Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics and Liberation
A look at the 'higher objectives' of Muslim law does not go far enough, says Mona Siddiqui
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Published this week
EDUCATION- Preference Organisation and Peer Disputes: How Young Children Resolve ConflictBy Amelia Church, lecturer in education, University of Melbourne. Ashgate, £60.00. ISBN 9780754674412Church...
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Dante's inferno
The Washington-based CityDance Ensemble has joined forces with DANTE, the research networking organisation, to perform concerts to raise awareness of climate change.In Cambridge last week, the dance...
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University of Nottingham - Great call of China
Up to 30 new academic posts are available at the University of Nottingham's campus in Ningbo, China. Posts are being advertised in international business, international studies, English studies,...
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University of Wales Institute, Cardiff - Sex drive
Men who drive flashy cars are more attractive to women, according to researchers at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. The results of a study show that women rate a man more highly if he is...