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The only way is Essex
Christine Hovis, our Deputy Head of Corporate Branding, has expressed her professional admiration for the latest branding initiatives being undertaken by the University of Essex.She told The...
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Frederick Friend, 1941-2014
A leading figure in the open access movement has died
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THE Scholarly Web - 29 May 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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James Stevens Curl, Katie Dow, Liz Gloyn, A. W. Purdue and Sara Read...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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RAB charge debate will ‘perplex’ future generations, says Willetts
Minister predicts that in 2050 no one will understand today’s anxiety over ‘strange figures’
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‘Lack of transparency’ in Gloucestershire’s potential tie-up with INTO
Council members absent from vote on venture with for-profit firm
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Campus close-up: Nottingham Trent University
One v-c is pursuing novel alliances and fundraising efforts to keep research at his university’s core
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Welsh research: punching above its weight
Wales does quite well from its small research base, but it can do better, says Peter Halligan
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Knowledge exchange activity worth £3 billion
Value of contract research on the rise at English universities, according to Hefce report
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Welsh fret over scope of higher education bill
Universities fear ‘unclear’ proposed legislation is more far-reaching than Hefcw’s existing powers
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Tenure track positions for postdocs in Germany
Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Society launch tenure track scheme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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The Wonder of Birds: Nature, Art, Culture
Birds have been portrayed in myriad ways over the centuries. Victoria de Rijke admires a selection of some of the best
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Academic Life and Labour in the New University: Hope and Other Choices, by Ruth Barcan
Fred Inglis on the deep predicament of scholars in present-day institutions
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Nuclear Dawn: F.E. Simon and the Race for Atomic Weapons in World War II, by Kenneth McRae
Life history of physicist illuminates undervalued Britons behind the Bomb