Picture Titles: How and Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names, by Ruth Bernard Yeazell
Tracey Warr on the middlemen and artists who decide what their works should be called
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Going to the Palais: A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918-1960, by James Nott
David Fowler on the influence of venues that at one stage were attracting 3 million visitors a night
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Only one in four new degree courses attracts enough students, study suggests
Study recommends that universities use financial and market data to assess whether programmes are likely to succeed
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Hume: An Intellectual Biography, by James A. Harris
Jacqueline Broad discovers admiration for a misunderstood and misrepresented philosopher
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What are you reading? – 8 October 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How to engage with sullen students
Academics offer advice on how to turn glumness into enthusiasm
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Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
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Mistakes found in paper that identified retraction-error link
Despite the ironic slips, article sheds light on how journals can tackle flawed science
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Grant winners –?8 October 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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The week in higher education – 8 October 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat – the academy through the lens of the national press
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Odds are good for HE legislation, but don’t count your chickens
Hanging too many measures on a bill can cause it to topple over, argues Nick Hillman
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Why you shouldn’t go on holiday with an academic
There’s no rest for the lifelong learning brigade, says Shahidha Bari
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Laurie Taylor – 8 October 2015
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