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Mark Hepworth, 1955-2016
A researcher who transformed our understanding of how people experience and relate to information has died
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What academic book has most shaped Britain?
Voters decided Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money has proved most influential on UK
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Nobel laureate: nature best on science questions, not politicians
Nobel prizewinners speak out for curiosity-driven research at event in India
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UK government refuses to release ‘uncomfortable’ visa figures
Decision to keep visa refusal data secret seen as part of effort to reduce overseas student numbers
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Renaissance of the medieval world
Old Germanic languages are back in vogue, but what value are they to a modern-day graduate? Alice Durrans writes
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The case for academic Caesars
Steve Fuller on the need for leaders who can make the radical decisions necessary to survive existential threats both internal and external
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The Microbes Fight Back: Antibiotic Resistance, by Laura Bowater
Only diligence and vigilance can keep us ahead of microorganisms that make us ill, Helen Bynum says
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Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond, by Tullis C. Onstott
A subterranaut burrows beneath ice and sand in search of hidden depths, writes Lewis Dartnell
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New and noteworthy – 26 January 2017
Guide for a scientific career, suitable for ages 8 and up; the cultural temperature of ‘climate’; on why gender inequality is still with us; and the Russian Revolution from below
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How likely are academics to confess to errors in research?
Holly Else explores the emotional, reputational and practical barriers to correcting mistakes
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Understanding Eritrea: Inside Africa’s Most Repressive State, by Martin Plaut
A study of the North African country lays bare a ruler at war with his own people, says Joanna Lewis
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Stories without Borders: The Berlin Wall and the Making of a Global Iconic Event, by Julia Sonnevend
Ulrike Zitzlsperger on how international media coverage of the end of a physical divide shaped the narrative and the meaning of the event
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Silent Partners: Women as Public Investors during Britain’s Financial Revolution, 1690-1750, by Amy M. Froide
Far from passive responders to capitalism, women were involved from the start, Victoria Bateman says
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What are you reading? – 26 January 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers