Grant winners - 10 October 2013
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Vincent FuscoInstitution: Queen’s University BelfastValue: £173,435Near field subwavelength resolution imaging in lossy inhomogeneous...
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We push as Europe pulls
Shoddy treatment of foreign students plays into the hands of continental rivals taking us on at our own anglophone game
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Association of Commonwealth Universities: 100 not out
Book celebrates centenary of the first global higher education network
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Sign language standardised for astronomical terms
Scottish glossary breaks down communication barriers
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Italy’s lettori get no help from European Commission
Brussels ‘to close file’ on foreign scholars battling ‘xenophobic’ law
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US told to use data, not hunches, to recruit abroad
World Education Services report stresses diversity of applicants
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Wellcome offers cash for public engagement
Dedicated funding and support for UK scientists
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Blurring boundaries of confidentiality
Malcolm Gillies hesitates before marking any documents ‘For your eyes only’
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Hazel Christie, David Eastwood, Matthew Feldman, Stephen Halliday, R.C. Richardson...
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Richard Hoggart: Virtue and Reward, by Fred Inglis
Tom Steele welcomes a painstakingly researched account of the renowned cultural critic’s legacy
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Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945- 2007, by Linda McDowell
Pat Thane on a book that provides important insights into the experience of female immigrants
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Slow Reading in a Hurried Age, by David Mikics
Are we losing sight of the purpose of reading? Rachel Bowlby isn’t sure she needs instruction
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Armchair Nation: An Intimate History of Britain in Front of the TV, by Joe Moran
Gary Day enjoys the facts but would have appreciated some more analysis in a comprehensive review of all aspects of television
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The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement, by Carrie Rosefsky Wickham
Christina Hellmich applauds the clear analysis that reveals a complex array of internal divisions, power struggles and conflicting ideological trends in the Brotherhood
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STEM growth, SWAN song
The Campaign for Science and Engineering warmly welcomes the announcement made by David Willetts, the universities and science minister, during his speech at the Conservative Party conference of...