A world of natural born stewards
Creation, Evolution and Meaning
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A gift of ancient wisdom
The Birthday Book
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Messiah slated as apostate
Jesus in the Talmud
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Driven people driven to destroy
Buda's Wagon
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the story of a sale of the century: "The King's head was framed against the London sky." * Entries,...
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Naturalist who was set free by Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
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The simple reductions leave many ideas unexplored
The Philosophy of Derrida
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The gay guide to God's word
The Queer Bible Commentary
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You can't buy love, but you can definitely buy learning
The Economics of Education
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Historian hits out at Jewish student lobby
Israeli academic accuses campus groups of being 'ambassadors of Israel'. Melanie Newman reports An Israeli academic has suggested that Jewish student groups are courting Muslim anger by aligning...
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Men - the latest objects to come under the academic microscope
They're being outnumbered and outperformed by young women at university, writes Melanie Newman. And, according to controversial Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield, they need to fight back to restore...
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'Understanding the policymaking process is of particular interest'
Fergus Lyon joins the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit to help provide policy advice and support to government. An academic from Middlesex University is set to help shape government policy when he...
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On the move...
* Brighton University has appointed Gilly Nicol , director of the Eastbourne and District Chamber of Commerce, business development manager for the culinary arts studio. * Cambridge University has...
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Lesson 1: make school cool
Rock stars' row highlights need to recruit working class pupils, writes Melanie Newman. A recent spat between two rock stars has highlighted the problems universities face in persuading the working...
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Lecturer told not to air dissent on same-sex ceremony ban
A Canterbury Christ Church University professor was criticised by his vice-chancellor for calling a debate over the institution's ban on same-sex civil partnership ceremonies, writes Melanie Newman....