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A US study downgrades the importance of agents. Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove report
A US study downgrades the importance of agents. Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove report

Go gonzo - Cast off the conventions of scholarly writing

TV detective shows express a great deal about the nature of society and the human psyche, argues Gary Day

Removing the cap on student numbers does not imply a collapse in standards, argues Steven Schwartz - just look at Australia

Sally Feldman on the pros and cons of a consultative management style

Dare to write clearly and engagingly whatever the audience, Helen Sword urges junior and senior scholars alike in a myth-busting guide to good academic prose. You have nothing to lose but your...
We would like to respond to the news article concerning the European School of Economics ("Basic economics: make sure the staff are paid", 23 August).The coverage appeared well after the few recent...
Christopher Bigsby is wrong ("Copycat criminality", Opinions, 30 August): plagiarism is not theft. Theft only occurs when someone takes property without permission, intending to deprive the owner...
I have noticed another odd thing about the University of Poppleton ("Rare cite", Letters, 30 August): it is never listed in the Index of universities at the back of THE - not even when it is...

A leading authority on Russian history, politics and culture has died.Harold Shukman was born in London on 23 March 1931 and had a fragmented early education until national service offered him the...

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University of BathTime out for good measureThe Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have recruited a team of three academics to evaluate a new method of examining injured players for concussion...
Introducing tuition fees of up to £9,000 will not change the hierarchy of British universities because applicants generally pick an institution based on its prestige and history, a new study suggests.
They have never used an airline ticket, or had cause to consult a set of bound encyclopaedias, and regard point-and-shoot cameras as "soooooo last millennium".

London Metropolitan University is to take legal action to challenge the revocation of its licence to admit international students, saying it has a duty to the higher education sector to challenge the...