Strike warning as increase in USS pension contributions backed
Joint negotiating committee says scheme members should contribute 9.6 per cent of their salaries, up from 8.8 per cent currently
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The Fear of Child Sexuality: Young People, Sex, and Agency, by Steven Angelides
Joanna Bourke is impressed by a bold attempt to shed light on one of the last taboos
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A History of Ambiguity, by Anthony Ossa-Richardson
Robert Eaglestone is thrilled by an intellectual tour de force
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The Intellectual Origins of Modernity, by David Ohana
Book of the week: Jane O’Grady assesses a bold analysis of how ‘modernity’ failed to live up to the ideals of the Enlightenment
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The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism, by Ruth Kinna
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo considers a globe-spanning study of the political philosophy that explores it at the intellectual and the street level
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Mother: An Unconventional History, by Sarah Knott
Rachel Moss praises a pioneering analysis that vividly captures the ‘fragmentary’ quality of both the experience of mothering a child and the historical record about it
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Books editor’s blog: why make hard copies so hard to come by?
Matthew Reisz deplores the refusal of some publishers to supply review copies of their books
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Paul Clough, 1948-2019
Tributes paid to ‘socially committed’ expert on Africa and the Mediterranean
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Interview with Lesley Wilson
The outgoing secretary general of the EUA explains what turned her into a European, what annoys her about universities and the importance of shutting the office door
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Careers intelligence: how to avoid ‘death by PowerPoint’
There are plenty of pitfalls to be aware of when using slides in a presentation – academics in the know give their top tips
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Abuse case professor ‘could have been stopped sooner’
Former colleagues call for investigations to disclose what Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities knew about Kevin O’Gorman’s conduct
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No more guitar heroes? Questions over attractiveness study
Male guitarists may be disappointed to learn that a study showing they are more attractive to women may be unsound
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Hong Kong university leaders urged to stand up for protesters
New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say