Gypsies: An English History, by David Cressy
R. C. Richardson on a study that spans five centuries of history and takes in culture, caravans and ‘badger ham’
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What are you reading? – 13 September 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Denial: The Unspeakable Truth, by Keith Kahn-Harris
Book of the week: It is not so hard to tell when people are lying, says Robert Eaglestone, of an unconvincing analysis
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American Originality: Essays on Poetry, by Louise Glück
Louise Glück’s timeless essays about poetry are piquant declarations, writes David Gewanter
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Tory MP: ‘Commons arithmetic’ may bring overseas student change
A ‘simple ask’ inserted into immigration bill could bring more open regime, says Nicky Morgan
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Pay extra 1% of salary to save USS pension benefits, says panel
Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts
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No two superheroes are alike
Although universities share a common goal, they face diverse challenges that make it unhelpful to view them as a homogeneous mass
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Letters – 13 September 2018
Guesstimates won’t do for loans, either It was great to read a clear assessment of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“How can the pension crisis be resolved?”, Features, 6 September). But I...
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Appointments – 13 September 2018
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Global solidarity helps Russian university secure new licence
European University at St Petersburg granted teaching licence after international support
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UK urged to set international student recruitment target
Higher Education Commission report says visa sponsorship rules should be based on enrolment from target markets, not refusal rates
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The week in higher education – 13 September 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Standardised tests measuring learning gain fail to make the grade
Early closure of pilot project is latest in string of global failures