Macbeth, Lost Theatre, London
Shakespeare鈥檚 shortest tragedy is actor-centred and is often best presented stripped of all distractions, says Peter聽J. Smith
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News in brief - 19 February 2015
THE awardsDeadline extended for ThelmasThe deadline for entries for this year鈥檚 糖心Vlog Leadership and Management Awards 鈥 more widely known as the Thelmas 鈥 has been extended until...
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Ross School of Business helps drives urban renewal in Detroit
Demand for MBAs with social impact grows as millennials practise 鈥榩ositive business鈥
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Leaked paper describes Swansea鈥檚 economics staff as a 鈥榗ancer鈥
Battle continues between staff and management including senior figures Nigel and Niall Piercy
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Arts research is a driver, not a spotter
I read David Oldfield鈥檚 article with a mixture of irritation and disbelief (鈥淵ou鈥檙e here to teach. Save the trainspotting for the weekend鈥, Opinion, 12 February). Oldfield鈥檚 assumption that his...
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Out of office: on research leave in Florence
Poring over manuscripts in the Biblioteca Nazionale prompts Nicholas Till to consider the benefits of studying original documents in a digital age
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鈥楲earning gain鈥: did students bulk up in mental muscle?
Could US moves to measure undergraduates鈥 improvements in critical thinking, writing and other skills spread to the UK?
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The week in higher education - 19 February 2015
A university is to end its use of lifelike prosthetic masks to train nurses over fears that they stigmatised people with mental health problems, the Aberdeen Press and Journal reported on 16 February...
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No shades of grey in teaching relationships
Academics should be banned from damaging sexual liaisons with students, postgraduates in particular, argues Luke Brunning
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#AdviceForYoungAcademics: THE-initiated Twitter trend takes off
Early career scholars offered hundreds of tips and sage advice tweeted by longer-established peers
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Don鈥檛 let others ruin your name
The use of recruitment agents is rising, but are universities putting their reputations at risk as competition hots up?
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World in brief - 19 February 2015
United StatesClose college for two years, say lawmakersState legislators have provoked anger by saying that a historically black college experiencing financial problems should close for two years. A...
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Bond plan will shake university funding world
Northampton is revolutionising financing by going to the market for the money it needs to 鈥榝uture-proof鈥 itself, says Nick Petford
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Diversity driving demand for university mental health services
Steve West says wider cohort needs more support as UUK launches new guidelines for institutions on supporting students
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Risks of Northampton plan remain secret to聽stop nosy press
University and Hefce refuse FoI requests over multimillion-pound funding deal