Obelisk: A History
James Stevens Curl on an exploration of obelisks, and what these far-from-static monuments signify
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Men in Caring Occupations: Doing Gender Differently
Men in Caring Occupations goes some way to overturn Mairtin Mac an Ghaill's (1994) suggestion that the absence of focus on men and masculinities in mainstream academic research on occupations signals...
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The Music of Joni Mitchell
In a career that spans almost half a century, Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell has released a body of work that has seen her embrace a variety of creative areas that far outreach her...
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? = forthcoming reviewART AND DESIGN- Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black PortraitureBy Richard J. Powell, John Spencer Bassett professor of art and art history, Duke University. University of Chicago...
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University of Gloucestershire - Jobless offered free tuition
Up to 50 free full-time places are being offered by the University of Gloucestershire to help the unemployed develop their skills. The institution is offering to waive tuition fees on a range of one-...
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Norwich University College of the Arts - Alumni provide rebrand
Norwich University College of the Arts is to rebrand, launching a new identity to coincide with the end of its first year with full degree-awarding powers. The new logo was designed by Hat-Trick...
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University of Bolton - From jail to the High Commission
A former political refugee studying at the University of Bolton, who once had to smuggle his artwork out of prison in his native Maldives, has won a job in the country's High Commission. Naushad...
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Lancaster University - An English floating garden
A bamboo raft holding an "English garden" has been launched on a lake at Lancaster University as part of a project to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. Christine Dawson, an artist who...
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University of St Andrews - Rector gets on his trike
Kevin Dunion, the new rector of the University of St Andrews, faced his first big challenge in the role at his installation ceremony - deciding how to get there. Each rector has to choose a fresh and...
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University of East Anglia - Actually, we are amused
Queen Victoria was amused after all, an academic at the University of East Anglia has found. A letter dated 16 July 1852 and written by Lord Derby, Prime Minister of the day, was unearthed by...
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Edge Hill University - The kids are all right
The UK is suffering from ephebiphobia - the fear of young people.That is the message that will be delivered by psychologist and television presenter Tanya Byron at her inaugural lecture as professor...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Good news as applications rise
An increase in the number of student applications of almost 11 per cent has been reported by Leeds Metropolitan University. The institution said that more than 30,000 students were vying for entry...
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Imperial College London - Portraits of sisters in science
One hundred portraits of women in science, engineering and medicine went on display this week. The exhibition at Imperial College London from 9 to 15 March celebrates International Women's Day and...
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Queen's University Belfast - National anthem
Music composed by a group of Queen's University Belfast students has been chosen as the official sound of Northern Ireland. John Shelly and the Creatures, a four-piece band, wrote the song Long May...
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University of Liverpool - CJD breakthrough
The treatment of the human form of mad cow disease could be revolutionised by scientists at the University of Liverpool. They have determined the atomic structure of the binding between a brain...