The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding, by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber
Book of the week: Tom Stafford on an account of how social activity, not brilliant individual deduction, leads to truth
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New horizons: economics in the 21st century
Economists’ stock plummeted with the financial crash. The authors of a new book suggest that reading novels could sharpen their insights, while four academics consider how the field might need to...
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Laurie Taylor – 6 July 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Mutual respect and teamwork are vital
As an academic and a potential “have-a-go marketer”, I was intrigued and challenged by the article “Have-a-go marketers need to show respect for professional staff” (Opinion, 29 June) about the need...
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Priced out
Those researching the catastrophic decline in the sale of academic books in arts and humanities publishing (“Worst sellers: warning of existential crisis for academic books”, News, 22 June) should...
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A damaging move
The rector of the University of Milan has proposed to move to Rho, an area outside Milan that hosted Expo 2015, several scientific departments that are now established in “Città Studi”. In this, he...
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When is the right time for academics to retire?
To remain carefully balanced ecosystems where experience and youth combine, should universities impose a sell-by date on academics?
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Grant winners – 6 July 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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#HEAconf17: are graduates really pulling up the ladder?
Calls among graduates to limit student numbers are not selfish, but may instead reflect concern about the value of university education, say Duncan Watson and Robert Webb
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#HEAconf17: Can comedy improve university teaching?
Gill Seyfang - who is presenting at the Higher Education Academy's annual conference - explains how improv comedy in lectures can inspire students
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Nicola Dandridge to be CEO of England’s Office for Students
Experienced sector figure to leave UUK post in September for powerful new regulator
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Appointments – 6 July 2017
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