Half Life: The Divided Life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist or Spy, by Frank Close
A biography of a secretive scientist comes with a cast worthy of a le Carré novel, says Jon Turney
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Katerina Deligiorgi, Helen Fulton, Sir John Holman, Karen McAulay and Ruth Mieschbuehler...
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Head of KAUST rejects calls to condemn restrictions on freedom of speech in Saudi
Jean-Lou Chameau says universities must reflect the societies within which they exist
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What will the end of final-salary pensions mean for academics?
As a consultation launches, employees consider the impact of the USS reforms
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Is academic judgement now open to legal challenge?
A claim of academic immunity is not the trump card it was, say David Lawson and Leon Glenister
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Campus close-up: New Model in Technology and Engineering
Mooted Hereford university benefits from serious backing
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Is employability data being manipulated?
The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey is being abused, according to one former university employee
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World Reputation Rankings 2015 results
‘Super-league’ can’t be shaken from the top
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Mental illness: shedding light on the darkness
Be open about your health, an academic advises. It could be the surest way to get the workplace support you need
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Extremists targeted London campus of soldier killer
University of Greenwich’s report following the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby suggests the ‘area was a centre for radical Islamic movements’
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Oxford students’ demand for counselling shoots up
FoI request shows large rise, which university puts down to more awareness
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12 March 2015
Heads up - What will the end of USS final-salary pensions mean for academics?
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Grant winners – 12 March 2015
Leverhulme TrustPhilip Leverhulme PrizesPrizewinners receive £100,000, which may be used for any purpose that would advance their researchBiological sciencesAward winner: Michael...
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World in brief – 12 March 2015
Source: GettyCanadaNot paying? Then you won’t be drivingStudents in British Columbia who are not making payments on outstanding student loans could find themselves unable to renew their driving...
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Roy Harris, 1931-2015
One of the most radical recent thinkers about language and communication has died