The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us From Other Animals, by Thomas Suddendorf
Eric Michael Johnson is gripped by an evaluation of what it is to be human and our place in nature
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South African mergers fail to deliver change
Policy ‘broke mould of segregation’ but problems persist
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First Light: A History of Creation Myths from Gilgamesh to the God Particle, by G. R. Evans
Perceptive questions abound in this Western-oriented discussion, says Ursula King
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The Crisis of Islamic Masculinities, by Amanullah De Sondy
Julia Droeber praises an interrogation of the image of the Muslim man
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Try harder: Obama’s report cards do not convince
Proposal for scorecard system for US institutions ‘doomed to failure’
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‘Weak’ handling of disputed study risks trust in science
Researcher warns of ‘developing credibility crisis’ in reflection on retracted paper
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Black scholars still experience racism on campus
Black academics claim they are viewed as ‘outsiders’ and hindered in career advancement
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Cost of new fee regime may soon exceed the old
Hitting RAB charge ‘threshold’ will make £9,000 system more costly than old
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Sidestepping diagnosis
In her response to my challenge to the scientific validity of a dyslexia diagnosis (“Time to rethink dyslexia?”, Opinion, 6 March), Kate Saunders reframes the issue in terms of the needs of disabled...
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Growing appetite for university-industry collaborations
REF and ‘impact agenda’ makes sector look at collaborations with extra interest, scholars say
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Marketing spend up, but applications fail to follow suit
Post-92s’ student marketing spend rises as sector observers question its value
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'Self-censorship' in discussion of multiculturalism, says London's deputy mayor
Munira Mirza lauds universities’ role in improving all levels of education in the capital but decries ‘coercive consensus’
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Hazel Christie, Laurence Coupe, Paul Greatrix, Christina Hellmich and Vladimir Tismaneanu...
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The Jacobean Grand Tour: Early Stuart Travellers in Europe, by Edward Chaney and Timothy Wilks
Colourful travellers’ accounts move the start date for a rite of passage, discovers Claire Jowitt
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Forging Romantic China: Sino-British Cultural Exchange, 1760-1840, by Peter J. Kitson
Eva Shan Chou on a study of British knowledge - as opposed to fanciful assumptions - of China in the Romantic period