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The ‘unpleasurable’ complexity of Lars von Trier
Will the Danish director’s controversial new film Nymphomaniac live up to his masterpieces? Davina Quinlivan hopes so
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Roderick Main, June Purvis, Sara Read, Ruth Richardson and Peter J. Smith...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality, by Max Tegmark
An intellectual adventure that seeks to explain everything through maths captivates John Gribbin
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Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s, by Barbara Keys
Marilyn Young on the development of human rights as an important issue in the US
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Wizards, Aliens and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction, by Charles L. Adler
Her Star Trek dream dashed, Noel-Ann Bradshaw is still delighted by the science of impossible tales
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The Watchdog That Didn’t Bark: The Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism, by Dean Starkman
A demonstration of the need for modern muckrakers also celebrates the best work journalism can do, finds Tim Luckhurst
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Students take legal action over withdrawal of visa sponsorships
Overseas recruits on LSBF-taught course seek damages over treatment by university sponsor
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Day one of lifelong engagement at Nottingham
Who got that job? Doug Thomson discusses fundraising and getting Nottingham alumni involved long term. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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EU commissioner says ‘no precedent’ for Scottish fees plan
But possibility could still be open if strong case made to EU
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Liverpool v-c Sir Howard Newby to retire
Sir Howard Newby is to retire as the University of Liverpool vice-chancellor next year
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56 campus pictures from Twitter (@timeshighered)
Source: Quka/Shutterstock.comTo celebrate our Twitter account (@timeshighered) gaining more than 100,000 followers, we asked staff, students and others with a passion for higher education to tweet us...
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Randolph sale of art to National Gallery sparks criticism
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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University links to nuclear weapons maker ‘worth £8 million a year’
More than 50 universities have received funding from the UK’s national laboratory for nuclear weapons since 2010, according to a new study.
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Russell Group visits for schoolchildren funded by DfE
The Department for Education is to pay for up to five students from every state school to visit a Russell Group university