More Abertay resignations follow principal's mystery exit
A fifth member of the University of Abertay Dundee's governing court has resigned following the suspension of the institution's principal in February.Bob Doak, a director at WL Gore, which...
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Handful of elite schools dominate Oxbridge admissions
Five high-flying schools sent more students to Oxbridge in a three-year period than 2,000 other UK schools and colleges combined, a report by the Sutton Trust has revealed.
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The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History
Donald MacRaild is impressed by a new spin on British imperialism, seen through the eyes of siblings
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Love: A History
Jane O'Grady is partially seduced by a provocative polemic that offers contrasting notions of ardour
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Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe
No one who witnessed the recent ceremony to beatify the late Pope John Paul II - when his exhumed coffin lay before the altar of St Peter's, while a vial of his blood was displayed in an elaborate...
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Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest over Art and Culture in America
Alex Danchev discovers what can be learned about communities from their reactions to artworks
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The Architecture of Sir Ernest George
London-born Ernest George (1839-1922) was one of the most interesting, yet in recent years one of the most undersung, architects of his time. From 1856 to 1860 he was articled to Samuel Hewitt, and...
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Degrees of Inequality: Culture, Class, and Gender In American ÌÇÐÄVlog
This book asks whether the move to a mass higher education system in the US has delivered on its promise and addressed some of the country's underlying social inequalities, including those related to...
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Public history centre hopes to get the records straight
Digital archives must balance outreach, financial viability and scholarship, Matthew Reisz hears
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Artistic movement: new space sets stage for a creative reinvention
Central St Martins is preparing both itself and its students for the future, its head tells Matthew Reisz
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Teachers share their tales of marking meltdown
It is the "whining season": a time of year when academics give up their evenings, weekends and any hope of restful free time to mark papers - only to find their efforts undervalued by managers and...
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News in brief
SwedenOverseas students go AWOLForeign students at Swedish universities are committing widespread visa fraud by not attending classes, a report suggests. The Swedish Migration Board, which conducted...
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EU's for-profit providers risk sub-prime 'overpush'
Simon Baker reports on the dangers of unregulated selling practices among Europe's private institutions
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Chinese PM wins accolade for research investment
The premier of China, Wen Jiabao, has been awarded the King Charles II Medal by Britain's Royal Society for "one of the most ambitious national research investment programmes the world has ever seen".
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A class half full: Australia's missing indigenous scholars
Simon Baker reports on a high-profile review of low levels of Aboriginal entry to university study