Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
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George Inness in Italy
George Inness is far and away the most compelling American landscape artist of the 19th century. I can't remember having seen his work before settling in the US in 2008, but after doing so I saw it...
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Framing Muslims: Stereotyping and Representation After 9/11
Shamshad Khan, in her poem Oppressed Coverage, writes "whatever the news/you restate your views with such ease/always finishing with a call to prayer/Allahu Akbar/any excuse to show us on our knees...
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Disciplinary tribalism 'is stifling creativity'
Are students being short-changed by a narrow approach to learning? Matthew Reisz reports
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Home, not away: UK reforms lean towards US model of localised study
Promoting education at local institutions could help to cut costs, Andy Westwood tells John Gill
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Next regeneration: a building that boosts the environment
Jon Marcus reports from Vancouver on the campus project that's taking sustainability to the next level
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News in brief
Malaysia'Trash' talk vexes ministerThe Malaysian higher education minister has leaped to the defence of local graduates after they were labelled "trash" by a vice-chancellor. Datuk Seri Mohamed...
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Schools for scandal: can fraternities shed their sinister image?
Despite calls to ban them, America's frat houses continue to court controversy. Jon Marcus reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programmeAward winner: Daniel FreemanInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £662,320The effects of reducing worry in patients...
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Top research fronts in materials science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 2006-2010
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'Two tribes' to the wall? Elite set may adopt GPA
US system seen to offer a more continuous scale, say breakaway group. Simon Baker reports
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Cash for questions: call for scholars to shape A levels
Academics could be given cash to devise A-level courses as examiners call for the higher education sector to take a more active role in shaping sub-degree qualifications.A Better Approach to Higher...
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Profiles reveal China's rising global stature
Among international elite, C9 League outshines UK's Russell Group in some areas, Paul Jump finds
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Haldane myth prevents a 'grown-up approach' to setting of research policy
The Haldane principle is an unhelpful myth that "bedevils" discussions of research policy, an academic has claimed.David Edgerton, Hans Rausing professor at the Centre for the History of Science,...
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Graduate doctors dread deep cuts
Fears of sevenfold increase in upfront fees if NHS stops paying for tuition. Simon Baker reports