Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life, by Gillian Tett
Jeremy MacClancy is broadly convinced by the argument that his discipline is finally coming in to its own
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Pandemic research ‘must prioritise human and political behaviour’
Viruses are much more predictable than governments, summit hears
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Shorter registration for troubled Murdoch University
ߣߣÊÓƵn regulator allows Perth institution to address its problems behind closed doors
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US university persistence rates slip during Covid
Share of freshers returning for sophomore year hit 74 per cent last autumn, 2 percentage points below usual level
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Impact is imminent
With AI threatening to ramp up the plagiarism arms race, we must plan for the future – and deal with the present
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Fear of being scooped is fuelling the replication crisis in research
Back-to-back publication reinforces findings, and preprints could facilitate it. So why are journals still so wary of it, asks Josh HardyÂ
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Research on viruses is essential but can never be risk-free
There is still much controversy about whether the virus that causes Covid-19 was released from a laboratory. David Sanders considers the nature of ‘gain-of-function’ research, what it can teach us –...
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Eastern and central Europe drive crash in EU applications to UK
Demand from some countries has fallen by three-quarters, Ucas data show
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Richard Ernst, 1933-2021
Tributes paid to a Nobel laureate forever seeking ways to ‘apply the fundamentals of chemistry in our everyday lives’
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Interview with Wolfgang Warsch
The former Austrian molecular biologist explains how a boring childhood was an advantage, why he switched careers and how designing board games is like basic research
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Outcry over Turkish research institute denying Armenian genocide
Scholars say that the new institute, whose remit describes the genocide as ‘baseless’, will lack credibility
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Impact Rankings 2021 digital edition
Sustainability is an urgent and high-profile priority for universities worldwide, as evidenced by this ranking, which testifies to the many ways institutions are tackling today’s great challenges
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EU students face threefold fee hike at some English universities
But about 20 universities appear to be keeping fees at UK levels for at least one more year, according to The Knowledge Partnership database
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The week in higher education – 8 July 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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8 July 2021 digital edition
Intelligence test: is AI in the academy a cheating machine or just a super-calculator? Â Â