Death of the monograph greatly exaggerated, say academics
Report suggests researchers feel there is no substitute for the traditional book-length contribution to knowledge
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MEPs supportive of research chief’s drive to close east-west gap
Some parliamentarians hope Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel will reshape the EU’s new research package to spread grants more evenly across the continent
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The distance learning dilemma
Are distance learning programmes still a profitable and academically beneficial pursuit for universities? Neil Kemp asks
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Harvard’s admissions victory likely to offer short-lived relief
Ivy League icon praised for defending race-based admissions, but faulted for actual record
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Revealed: how sleeping patterns shape student performance
US study reveals that it’s not just a matter of how much sleep learners get – when they go to bed matters, too
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Focusing on the needs of black students
Historically black colleges and universities in the US have never had the funding or the prestige enjoyed by many other institutions. Yet, argue Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen, they may have...
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The Media Education Manifesto, by David Buckingham
Book of the week: Suzanne Franks assesses the state – and future directions – of media studies
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Lesbian Cinema After Queer Theory, by Clara Bradbury-Rance
Davina Quinlivan welcomes a bold new overview of where lesbian cinema is going today
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Football: The Philosophy Behind the Game, by Stephen Mumford
Michael Wheeler enjoys an account of how philosophy can illuminate many aspects of ‘the beautiful game’
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Books interview: Elizabeth Otto
The author of Haunted Bauhaus on youthful mysteries, rediscovering lost women in the archives and queering history
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Effective Personal Tutoring in Higher Education, by David Lochtie, Emily McIntosh, Andrew Stork and Ben W. Walker
Harriet Dunbar-Morris applauds a new guide to how academics can serve as coaches and ‘signposters’
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein
Randy Robertson urges universities to look again at the downsides of highly specialist degrees
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Unequal footing
Obama’s election supposedly heralded a ‘post-racial’ era, yet inequalities persist for the black community. Today, HBCUs have lessons for us all