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Academic ‘hounded over immigration claim’ An Oxford University professor at the centre of a debate on academic freedom said last night that he was being hounded because he had dared to challenge the...
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Researchers pour cold water on belief in morning coffee 'caffeine buzz Regular coffee drinkers who believe their morning cup gives them a much-needed boost might like to think again. A conference...
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Pupils 'copy Ucas forms off internet' Thousands of sixth-formers are plagiarising material from the internet to complete their university application forms, it was revealed today. The Universities...
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Wikipedia hit by identity crisis as student admits posing as professor Wikipedia is facing one of its biggest crises after a twentysomething student from Kentucky posed as a professor of religious...
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Study finds inconsistent handling of university complaints A new study into how university complaints are handled has revealed that the quality of procedures varies widely across the sector while 54...
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A life spent in worship of la liberte
Alexis de Tocqueville
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They remember, but others forget
Historians
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A pioneering cutter with a conscience
Digging up the Dead
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Unclear look at uncertain danger
Countering Terrorism
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First Impressions
This week's competition, to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a succ s de scandale that was considered dangerously immoral and banned in many countries: "As you see, my dear Sophie,...
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Mirrors that reveal our past selves
The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology
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Compromises of tuning
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (And Why You Should Care)
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Laurie Taylor Column
From: The University and College Union. To: All UCU members. As you will be aware, this union recently decided not to include photographs of the candidates who are contesting a variety of union posts...
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'The victim who fails tenure procedure may never know the charges. There is similar justice in Guantanamo'
One of the pleasures of academic life - at least, one of the potential pleasures - is civilised argument. You can - or you should - quarrel over the reading of evidence or the interpretation of data...
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Leader: Online criticism is acceptable, but abuse is not
What, if anything, can universities do to protect themselves and their staff from the phenomenal growth of cyber-criticism made by students? There are a couple of interrelated issues here. The first...