How to keep a happy Crewe
Is Sir Ivor Crewe, vice-chancellor of Essex University, dusting down his CV? The post of director-general for higher education at the Department for Education and Skills is up for grabs now that Sir...
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A little light humour
How many students does it take to change a light bulb on the campus of a Scottish university? One academic, who does not wish to be named, has come up with the answers At Glasgow University, it takes...
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Mad monk v predictable professor
THE DA VINCI CODE In cinemas nationwide No doubt readers of Dan Brown's bestseller will queue expectantly to see this much-heralded adaptation. But few of those enthralled by the book's breathless...
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A Nobel laureate and Palestinian academics on Natfhe's proposed boycott of Israel
AGAINST 'Israel deserves support' If the lecturers' union Natfhe votes to boycott Israeli academics who refuse to oppose Israel's policies, then it will deserve the moral condemnation of the world....
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The European Biometrics Portal: a WIKI tool for the biometrics
Brussels, 25 May 2006 In April 2006, the European Biometrics Portal (EBP), established by the European Commission, completed its first sixth months of activity. Its aim is to encourage and support...
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Today's news
Oxford University wins animal rights injunction Oxford University won a legal appeal today to increase the restrictions placed on demonstrators against a new animal research centre being built in the...
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Laurie Taylor Column
"New evidence suggests that the refereeing process is biased against young researchers who are not known to the journal reviewers" - The Times Higher, May 19 Ah Gordon, there you are. Sorry to ring...
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Leader: A task for a fresh pair of scissors
Red tape is a soft target for politicians and academics alike - there have been numerous statements and working groups over the years promising to wipe out this scourge of the public services. But...
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Leader: Unsatisfying fudge
Governments cannot tell universities how to organise their admissions, so this week's statement on post-qualification applications had to be more wish list than diktat. Nevertheless, when did we last...
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Glittering stars a long way from Tinseltown
Contemporary World Cinema - Traditions in World Cinema. First Edition
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Avoid the hurdles and get smoothly across the set
Introduction to Film. First Edition
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Break the headlines
An Introduction to Journalism. First Edition - Print Journalism
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Surf through all the myriad channels of information
A Social History of the Media
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Even enemies contribute to an inventive field
The Uses of Cultural Studies. First Edition - Cultural Studies
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Novel life for singles
The Feminist Bestseller. First Edition