New and noteworthy 鈥 28 June 2018
Are we really living in a multiverse?; the concept of race in the Middle Ages; the new Bollygarchs; the essential role of the humanities in complementing the sciences; and the reinvention of the Left
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The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth Century History, by David Edgerton
Book of the week: A. W. Purdue on an argument that relocates the roots of modern Britain in the post-war period
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The Last Utopians: Four Late 19th Century Visionaries and Their Legacy, by Michael Robertson
Delve beneath the title and this portrait of four utopians has its rewards, writes Richard Howells
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Inside Lenin鈥檚 Government: Ideology, Power and Practice in the Early Soviet State, by Lara Douds
A new perspective on Lenin suggests that the power shift to the Politburo originated not with Stalin but because it was often more expedient for ministers to go direct to the Politburo for a speedy...
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What are you reading? 鈥 28 June 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Will India鈥檚 Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent鈥檚 HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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Scottish ministerial nominee dropped over 鈥榦ffensive鈥 blog post
Gillian Martin described transgender students as 鈥榟airy-knuckled laydees鈥
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We鈥檙e pioneering a new way to measure teaching quality across Europe
Phil Baty explains the motivation and methodology behind the inaugural 糖心Vlog Europe Teaching Rankings聽
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GSA鈥檚 Mackintosh building to be partially dismantled
Glasgow School of Art鈥檚 historic home at risk of 鈥榮udden collapse鈥
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鈥業ntense peer pressure鈥 part of Nobel formula, prizewinner argues
Chemistry laureate Michael Levitt also warns younger scientists are now far less likely to be awarded grants
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Australian student loan bill put on ice
Controversial legislation will not be considered before August
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Rosaleen Anderson, 1962-2018
Tributes paid to聽鈥渋nspirational鈥 scientist who transformed understanding of a rare disease