Jiro Dreams of Sushi
A documentary about a Japanese Michelin-starred perfectionist has tasty titbits but not enough meat for Barak Kushner’s taste
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The Sea Inside, by Philip Hoare
Jules Pretty explores the oceans that haunt our imaginations
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Karl Marx: A Nineteenth Century Life by Jonathan Sperber
Sheila Rowbotham on a crisp portrait of a restless thinker who was neither infallible nor prophetic
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Campus round-up: 21 February 2013
A chance to learnAn academic has been honoured for his role in founding a school in Nepal for children with no prior access to education. Kevin Fossey, a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton...
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The Scramble for the Amazon and the Lost Paradise of Euclides da Cunha by Susanna B. Hecht
The interwoven tale of the fight over rubber and a visionary surveyor captivates Robert Mayhew
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The real bottom line
Transnational initiatives pay dividends far greater than a share of the overseas student market, Paul Greatrix insists
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Rome: An Empire's Story
An illuminating guide maps out a fast-track course to a dazzling imperial overview for Ronald Mellor
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Appointments
Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaSimon JonesThe Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has appointed Simon Jones acting head of strings. The promotion of Dr Jones, currently head of the college'...
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Now's a bad time to take eye off Asian ball
'Abysmal' Australian provision may isolate nation as East rises. Phil Baty reports from Adelaide
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News in brief
United StatesThou shalt not teach thisA US university has dropped plans to offer a course on how biblical principles can be applied to business management after objections from civil liberties groups...
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A different world
Financial models that have stood firm for decades are failing, technological revolution is opening new doors and a growing middle class is creating unprecedented demand. At a time of extraordinary...
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From where I sit - India's star may be slow to ascend
India has long been the "sleeping giant" of Asia. Research in the university sector, stagnant for at least two decades, is now accelerating but it will be a long haul to restore the country as an...
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Seeding businesslike ideas has allowed rare fruit to flourish
Cross-subsidising 'loss-makers' an essential part of university life, says UUK head. Jack Grove writes
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News in brief
United StatesYou booze, you loseThe governing body of a US university has warned its president to curb her drinking or it will sack her. In a recent letter to Susan Martin, Eastern Michigan...
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From Where I Sit - Big Bong theory
Two memoirs by Indian scholars who spent many years at Oxbridge offer salutary insights into life at the ancient universities. Tapan Raychaudhuri, author of The World in Our Time and a professor of...