Why are scientists off the radar?
Our cultural values, media and education system are pushing science to the margins, Dame Athene Donald warns
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There's no need to panic over pensions
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is in deficit but has healthy assets, says Michael Bourn
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Q&A with Anita Taylor
We speak to the dean of the School of Art & Design, Bath Spa University. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Northampton v-c predicts 拢20,000 home fees 鈥 and soon
Inflation means 鈥榮omething has to give鈥, leader tells 糖心Vlog podcast
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Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice, by Martha Nussbaum
Geraldine Van Bueren lauds a plea to put our passions to work in building a more just society
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Sir David Bell takes aim at teacher training policy
Reading v-c finds government attitudes 鈥榩uzzling and troubling鈥
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Academic freedom protects academics from each other
There is an essential difference between saloon-bar provocation and paradigm-shifting scholarship, argues Terence Kealey
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7 November 2013
Poison penmanship - Rude words, caustic comments and the application of academic vitriol
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THE Scholarly Web - 7 November 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Charles McKean, 1946-2013
A passionate and outspoken advocate for Scottish architecture has died
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News in brief - 7 November 2013
United StatesJobs to go at EdinboroA US university is to make more than 30 staff redundant in an effort to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit. Edinboro University in Pennsylvania announced...
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Odds and quads - 7 November 2013
This hand-coloured aquatint print (above, right) is based on an oil painting by John Webber, an artist on James Cook鈥檚 third voyage to the South Seas, depicting a Maori settlement in聽Queen Charlotte...
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Campus round-up - 7 November 2013
Source: GettyHaka backersThe performance of the New Zealand rugby league team during the World Cup 2013 is being monitored by students. Postgraduates from the University of Hull鈥檚 department of sport...
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Grant winners - 7 November 2013
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Technology Assessment ProgrammeAward winner: Edmund LambInstitution: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustValue: 拢2,004,482Accuracy of...
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News in brief - 7 November 2013
Science fundingByrne fired up over ring-fencingThe capital element of the science budget should be ring-fenced to avoid the risks of 鈥渁nnouncement-based politics鈥, according to Labour鈥檚 new shadow...