Community building
Worries about extremism on and off campus have spurred universities to foster more cultural awareness and understanding in their local areas, as Hannah Fearn discovers.
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Last women standing
Women's studies is about to disappear as an undergraduate degree in the UK. But is it because it is no longer relevant or because it has done its job by putting the issues in the mainstream? Esther...
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A repository of passions
The British Library not only supports world-class research, it also inspires rhapsodies from scholars around the world. Matthew Reisz explores colourful tales behind the unique collections at the...
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Digitising archives
The life and usefulness of teaching resources is extended by digitizing them, but expert IT advice and a long-term strategy are needed before you begin.
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Research and industry funding
Corporate sponsors expect a mutually beneficial relationship, and terms and expectations must be clarified in advance.
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Napier University
Abdy Kermani and Geoff Freedman received a Commendation in the Small Projects Award for Structural Engineering Excellence – an award attracting entrants from every continent – for their contribution...
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Invitation to Terror: The Expanding Empire of the Unknown
Policymakers are being driven by irrational nightmares, observes Conor Gearty.
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It's so French! Hollywood, Paris and the Making of Cosmopolitan Film Culture
In this provocative and original book, the American cultural historian Vanessa Schwartz revisits the vexed question of Franco-American cinematic relations in the postwar period. Much has been written...
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Learning, Teaching and Assessing in Higher Education: Developing Reflective Practice
You can judge an academic book, as you can judge any academic programme, by the critical material in the bibliography. Higher education is about criticism, although its purpose is now contested....
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Top 10 Academic Bestsellers: Blackwell, Portsmouth
1. Operations Management: Fifth Edition by Nigel Slack, Stuart Chambers and Robert JohnstonPearson Education, £47.99. ISBN 97814058470012. The Color Purple by Alice WalkerOrion Publishing, £6.99....
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Musharraf's dirty peace
From the Cold War to Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan's military state within a state has shown a deadly ability to turn crises to its own ends, says Gurharpal Singh.In making sense of the...
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Visceral Cosmopolitanism
Mica Nava's significant study of cosmopolitanism traces its marginal status at the beginning of the 20th century to its relative normalisation today. It focuses particularly on English cultural...
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The Void
Despite its title, The Void is not a science fiction adventure but a journey through many of the fundamental ideas of modern physics. It centres on efforts to understand the nature of the vacuum (the...
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Book of the Week
In the age of Borat it may come as a surprise to learn that the grasslands between Ukraine and Kazakhstan were once regarded as an early crucible of civilisation. This idea is revisited in a major...
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The week in books
Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism by Donald Sassoon, professor of comparative European history, Queen Mary, University of London. Harper Press, £14.99 ISBN 978-00071924"Just as he wanted people to...