Substance isn't sinister
In his article about whether or not Alfred Toepfer was a Nazi advocate ("Tainted money", 10 March), Richard Evans reports that "(Michael) Pinto-Duschinsky notes that a subsidiary of the Toepfer...
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Sting theory
As a zoologist (and a pedant), I was intrigued by the wasps' nest image in "Odds and Quads" (10 March). First, the nest is upside down. Second, the picture has no indication of scale - it is...
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Bargain-basement offers
The current debate on variable tuition fees and competition seems to miss the point that there are some areas where price is a relatively trivial element in decision-making. I am sure that a...
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Degrees of error
Those who drew up the questions for the UK's 2011 Census obviously have blank spots in their education. Individuals are asked to indicate whether they have a higher degree, for example, an MA, PhD or...
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Can't give up the day job
I note that Lord Hutton's plans for public sector pensions mean that university staff would have to work longer to get full pensions ("Peer's pension advice signals end to final-salary deals", www....
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Our job is to judge
Academics without the freedom to exercise judgement are not true academics. Frank Furedi explains why scholars must resist the rise of proceduralism
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Tales of the unexpected
There's no such thing as a typical academic, but some have more unusual backgrounds than others. Matthew Reisz discovers some startling stories
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Film review: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Woody Allen's latest satire has worthwhile things to say of the US. Pity it's set in Britain, says Duncan Wu
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TV review: Wonders of the Universe
'Why are we here? Where do we come from?' Brian Cox has the answers, says Gary Day
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Campus round-up
Surrey/EssexMore Zzzs for ABC1sUnemployed people are 40 per cent more likely to report difficulty sleeping than those in work, according to findings from the world's largest longitudinal household...
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Odds and quads: Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection
These charts, pictures and illustrations (see images, right) all form part of the Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at the University of Reading.
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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17 March 2011
Matter of conviction - Academic judgement: the sine qua non of scholarly life
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Durham joins £9,000 club
Durham University has become the latest member of the 1994 Group to announce that it plans to charge the maximum undergraduate tuition fee allowed in 2012.
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Draft defamation bill given cautious welcome by libel reform campaigners
Campaigners have welcomed the publication by the government of its draft defamation bill, but have warned that it does not go far enough to protect the freedom of expression of academics, scientists...