What are you reading? 鈥 24 September 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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What鈥檚 on your door?
Matthew Reisz on the amusing items academics pin to their doors
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The story of a shy academic
Joe Moran on the little-known benefits of being a shrinking violet
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Grant winners 鈥撀24 September 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Words fail us: university marketing-speak
A Russell Group tagline rap is further proof that we need to reform the academy鈥檚 approach, argues Philip Moriarty
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Why experiment with UK science funding?
Naomi Weir urges caution in the face of plans to reform an efficient research funding system
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Delegates seen but not heard
The 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England is consulting on proposals to change the system of quality assessment (鈥淗efce role under review as Johnson seeks 鈥榗heap and simple鈥 regulation鈥, News...
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Leave of care
I note not a single comment from an academic taking leave to spend time with their children in the feature about summer holidays (鈥淟azy, hazy, crazy days鈥, Features, 17 September). The smug 鈥渓ook how...
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Closing time
The Open University is proposing to close its regional offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds, London and Oxford (鈥淥pen University set to shut seven regional centres鈥, 15...
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Positively buoyant
The picture painted by your story 鈥淎re overseas campus leaders out of their depth?鈥 (News, 10 September) is not one that we recognise at the University of Nottingham. Indeed, it is very far from our...
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 24 September 2015
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