Universal questions in shades of blue
Sky in a Bottle
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The hero city's dark days
Moscow 1941
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Loyal exiles rooted in rich traditions
The Zoroastrian Diaspora
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A peasantry in search of a lord and protector
Framing the Early Middle Ages
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Succeed with a little off-the-cuff poetry
Rituals of Recruitment in Tang China
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Choice with a satanic edge
The Devil's World
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More in the pew than on the pike
The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume Four, c1024-c1198
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a novelist who started her career as an actress in Liverpool rep: "On the morning of...
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Childcare proves a real perk on campus
Working for a university may not pay that much but employees can count on vastly superior childcare provision, according to a Times Higher survey. All but two of the 38 institutions that responded to...
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Staff exposed to parent rage
Academics feel vulnerable as they are subjected to aggressive demands, write Jessica Shepherd and Phil Baty Parents are becoming increasingly aggressive towards university staff, demanding...
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'The recognition will reinforce the Business school's ambitions'
Jill Rubery was the first female professor at what was Umist. She has now been appointed BA fellow Jill Rubery, professor of comparative employment systems at Manchester University, is one of 34...
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BA fellows...
* Robert Adams , Oxford University, philosophy; Stephen Ball , Institute of Education, London, sociology of education; Dorothy Bishop , Oxford, developmental neuropsychology; Ken Booth , University...
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Examiner axed in copying row
An external assessor who advised failing a thesis that took ideas from others' work, including her own, has been relieved of her duties. Phil Baty reports Leeds University has replaced an external...
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Here's Bob the builder to show you the ropes
Academics could see major changes to their working practices after a government minister this week told higher education that much of its future success relies on it providing more work-based...
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Say no to bad behaviour
A new book highlighting the shocking extent of student violence against university staff calls for a "zero tolerance" campaign, such as those seen in the retail trade and in the National Health...