A World of Empires: The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada, by Edyta Bojanowska
This impressive account of the Russian empire draws on several disciplines, writes Lara Douds
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Vatican I: The Council and the Making of the Ultramontane Church, by John W. O’Malley
Papal infallibility became dogma only when Pius IX sought a means to shore up his authority as the Church’s power waned, writes John Cornwell
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What are you reading? – 31 May 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Seduction: Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy, by Rachel O’Neill
Book of the week: the lonely and anxious men devising and sharing pick-up techniques misidentify women as the root of their problems, writes Katherine Angel
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Laurie Taylor – 31 May 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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How’s business? Balancing the academy and industry
As universities mull their partnerships with outsiders, all eyes study their power within national economic hierarchies
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Erasmus+ exchange programme set to open to all countries in 2021
European Commission proposal means the UK will be able to seek an agreement to participate post-Brexit
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Opera and the Political Imaginary in Old Regime France, by Olivia Bloechl
Nicholas Till hears productive questions in a probing consideration of tragédie lyrique
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Books editor’s blog: A vote of confidence in the scientific method
In Randomistas, Andrew Leigh, a former professor of economics turned MP, channels his inner nerd to pen a ode to the joys of randomised trials, finds Matthew Reisz
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Are universities engines or products of economic growth?
To what extent can universities drive economic development – or vice versa? Rachael Pells explores the ways in which higher education and economic success interact
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Asian university hands control of curriculum design to industry
President of Incheon National University says higher education institutions should be ‘honoured to be the servants of industry’
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Ucas rejects ‘racial profiling’ claims over fraud investigations
Analysis finds black students significantly more likely to have their applications investigated and cancelled