THE podcast: 11-17 February 2016 issue review
The latest edition of ÌÇÐÄVlog discussed by our editorial team
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Universities told to focus on access for white working class boys
High dropout rate among black students also targeted in new guidance to Offa
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Ronald Gray, 1919-2015
A ‘radical’ and ‘prolific’ British Germanist has died.
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Thai universities gear up for collaboration with West
Thailand’s institutions want to develop joint degrees with the UK, but hurdles remain in visa red tape and political instability
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Creative bigwigs teach academics how to shine on TV screen
After political scientists pitched to commissioning editors, the TV professionals passed on some advice
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Interview with Simon McKeon
We talk to the Monash University figurehead about a world record in sailing and the importance of political certainty for Australian higher education
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SETsquared: does it have the key to incubator success?
Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than £1bn
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Russell Group membership a ‘badge of quality’ for bond investors
More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ‘unbelievably low’ interest rates
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Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation, by Timothy J. Jorgensen
From Mrs Roentgen’s ring to Fukushima fears: Richard Joyner on an informative popular history
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Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience, by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Luna Centifanti on the important role that emotions play in our ability to assimilate knowledge
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New and noteworthy – 11 February 2016
New titles for your to-read list: the law and transgender, world history redux, quantum bananas and eldritch otherworlds
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A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age: Scientific Habits of Mind, by David Helfand
Cait MacPhee on back-of-envelope calculations and other tools to assess value and assumptions
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What are you reading? – 11 February 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers