The Excursion by William Wordsworth
I shed tears because I couldn’t praise it as I wanted.” Hazlitt’s sad comment on Wordsworth’s Excursion stands as the epitaph to a great poem that readers have often found hard to like. For...
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ArtThe Pacific Arts of Polynesia and MicronesiaBy Adrienne L. Kaeppler, curator of oceanic ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DCOxford University Press, £12.99ISBN 9780192842381 Featuring...
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First Impressions competition: March 27 2008
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a feminist treatment of American slavery:“I was born a slave; but I never knew it until six years of...
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Scottish super-university mooted
Task force considers reforms including mergers and abolishing SFC. Tariq Tahir reportsReforms aimed at creating one Scottish university that ranks among the world's top 20 institutions, and mergers...
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Student loans 'subsidise' top earners as low paid struggle
LSE economist urges review of funding system and a higher fees cap, says Rebecca Attwood
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HEA looks to raise bar and boost profile
Academy's chair tells Rebecca Attwood of five-year plan to help deliver 'highest quality learning'
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Site for scurrilous innuendo causes pain on US campuses
Universities struggle to halt gossip that humiliates students and academics alike, writes John Gill
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Use overseas arms to fund mission, expert says
Every UK university should consider opening outposts abroad or expanding online course provision to overseas students to help secure their futures.That is the view of Kelvin Everest, director of...
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UK sees 24% rise in Indian students
And total numbers of students from non-EU countries up by 7 per cent. John Gill reports
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Overseas Briefing
INDIAUNIVERSITIES 'LACK HIGH STANDARDS'Only 30 per cent of Indian universities offer "high quality" education, according to a report by India's parliamentary estimates committee. It says: "It was...
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Geese asked to consider value of golden eggs
Wellings looks to balance university interests with public good in IP review. John Gill reports
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Btec bamboozles course leaders
Survey reveals misunderstanding over further education qualifications, says Melanie Newman
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20 years ago
Speaking in a House of Lords debate on the security services, Lord Annan, former vice-chancellor of London University and an intelligence officer in the Second World War, drew attention to the...
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Pension contributions - Volunteers overseas won't lose out
Academics who want to volunteer overseas will not miss out on their pension contributions, Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, has announced. The Government has...
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European Commission - Knowledge must cross frontiers
Europe needs a fifth freedom - free movement of knowledge - to best answer the challenges of globalisation, Janez Potocnik, the European Science and Research Commissioner, said last week. In London...