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
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Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat, by Helen McCarthy
Roger Morgan applauds a pioneering work offering a welcome introduction to a neglected set of issues
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Teaching magic happens face to face
Scholars who share their knowledge in creative ways need not fear being upstaged by Moocs or TED talkers, says John Gilbey
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Commencement conundrums
Alan Ryan on a recent US wave of student protests over high-profile guests
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The Catholic Rubens: Saints and Martyrs, by Willibald Sauerländer
Cordula van Wyhe on the meshing of spirituality and sensuality in a master’s religious works
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SLC investigates for-profits’ funds
Inquiry into 24 private institutions is triggered by ‘potential irregularities’
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Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason, by Norman S. Poser
Mary Sokol on the life of William Murray, the 18th-century lawyer, judge and politician
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World in brief - 29 May 2014
United StatesGrants back plan to regain world leadership in tertiary achievementThe US government has unveiled a $75 million (£45 million) programme to fund projects designed to increase the...
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UCU chief: ‘without surgery, I would have died’
Sally Hunt praises the NHS as she reveals the reason behind her six months off work
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Sexual assault cases force US campuses into a ‘delicate dance’
Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues
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Whistleblowing: are you protected?
Study uncovers out-of-date policies
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A very Stalinist management model
Craig Brandist on the parallels between Stalin’s Russia and the operation of today’s universities
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Big data serves up linguistics insights
British Academy event details potential in faster, better routes to statistical analysis