The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You’re Not Looking, by Michael C. Corballis
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Campus close-up: Queen Mary University of London
A scholar’s project on Lewis Carroll’s heroine helps an institution boost its links with the capital’s museums
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7 May 2015
Political jump-starts – Scholars discuss what can be done to improve the state of British politics
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Huddersfield deputy v-c to be Leeds Beckett head
The next vice-chancellor of Leeds Beckett University will be Peter Slee
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General election 2015: which way are your university's staff likely to vote?
We drill down into our election survey of the higher education sector for a clue
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Derby appoints Kathryn Mitchell as next v-c
Kathryn Mitchell is to succeed John Coyne as vice-chancellor of the University of Derby
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Aberdeen staff balloted on strike action
Members of the University and College Union at the University of Aberdeen are being balloted on potential strike action over the loss of 150 jobs
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Universities must reconnect with the outside world, says UCL professor
Michael Stewart uses inaugural lecture to criticise social sciences and arts in particular for being too insular
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Manchester jobs ‘at risk’ after ‘redeployment’ rule change
Around 40 jobs could be at risk at the University of Manchester after it announced plans to drop longstanding opposition to compulsory redundancies
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Student accommodation satisfaction ‘falling’, figures suggest
Despite students reporting increasing levels of satisfaction with UK higher education, one area is bucking the trend: university accommodation.
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LSE ends occupation and states 'desire to tackle inequality'
A student occupation at the London School of Economics has come to an “amicable end”, according to the institution – although protesters said there were “legal threats”.
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Indian private universities ‘will overtake others’
Amity chancellor claims traditional institutions are lagging behind on research investment
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Charlie Hebdo conference given green light after all
Change follows ‘comprehensive risk assessment’ by Queen’s Belfast
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QAA upholds two 'concerns' about UK’s biggest private college
Admissions procedures and student retention at St Patrick’s flagged, as well as ‘fighting in the classroom’, although other areas pass scrutiny
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100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 methodology
The 100 Under 50 tables give less weight to reputation, a measure often associated with past glories. The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 applies the same 13 performance...