‘Overflow’ of new research ‘erodes trust between scientists’
Peer review system ‘lacks capacity’ to deal with ‘flood’ of new papers, meaning some could be unjustly dismissed
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Corbyn wrong to apologise for Labour tuition fees, says Charles Clarke
Former Labour education secretary defends his top-up fees policy and attacks ‘unacceptable’ coalition changes, as he starts King’s College London role
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Anxious: The Modern Mind in the Age of Anxiety, by Joseph LeDoux
A study of fear and how to cope with it is admirably unafraid to take sides, finds Tristan A. Bekinschtein
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1916: A Global History, by Keith Jeffery
A scholar mounts a strong argument for one year being a decisive one for the world, says A. W. Purdue
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Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham, by Emily Bingham
One woman’s discovery of love letters belonging to her great-aunt has yielded a portrait capturing the It girl’s restless effervescence, says Deborah Longworth
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News blog: how to solve the charity funding gap?
It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads – but someone will have to eventually
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Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words, by Lynda Mugglestone
Willy Maley delights in a study casting light on the lexicographer’s life as both drudge and judge
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Sebald’s Vision, by Carol Jacobs
The theme of vision is central to an examination of the German writer’s oeuvre, says Simon Ward
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Freedom to Fail: Heidegger’s Anarchy, by Peter Trawny
Martin Cohen on a study offering a fresh perspective on the philosopher’s work
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Universities ‘decline charity research grants due to fall in public funding’
Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research
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Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present, by Alison Matthews David
Stomach-churning detail reminds us of the blood, sweat and tears in clothes, says Shahidha Bari
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The week in higher education – 24 September 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat – the academy through the lens of the national press
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What are you reading? – 24 September 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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What’s on your door?
Matthew Reisz on the amusing items academics pin to their doors
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The story of a shy academic
Joe Moran on the little-known benefits of being a shrinking violet