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ChinaUS joint venture gets green lightThe Chinese government has formally approved the establishment of a new institution created jointly by a US and a Chinese university. Duke Kunshan University, a...
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No crosses, but plenty of cross words
Proposal to outlaw overt displays of religious affiliation would affect academics. Nathan Greenfield reports
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Inking and doing
Rivka Isaacson tells how her Jewish background and job as a lecturer in chemical biology have fuelled her fascination
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Is there anything new to say about Shakespeare?
Matthew Reisz talks to academics who have devoted their lives to studying the Bard
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All-round answer to zero-hours conundrum
Generalists on fair terms would offer the flexibility the sector needs, argues Philip Roddis
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The Lives of the Novel: A History, by Thomas G. Pavel
Robert Eaglestone lauds what will become a standard work in literary criticism
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In deserted fields, danger
A career in research is not attractive to Germans, suggests a study conducted by the country’s Federal Statistical Office. A large proportion of graduates do not continue with research once they get...
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Infinite in faculties
Nothing new under the Shakespearean sun? Matthew Reisz reflects on the academic ‘industry’ surrounding the Bard and considers whether fresh editions of his plays do anything to increase our...
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Fractional REF advantage?
THE investigation reveals 63 per cent increase in 0.2 deals since October 2011. Paul Jump reports
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Letters
Hey, teacher, leave those trainers aloneI agree with Anthony Seldon (“Right to reply”, Opinion, 19 September): university students should receive high-quality teaching and effective student feedback...
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Sally Feldman - Rite to party
Freshers’ Week rituals mark the transition to adulthood, says Sally Feldman
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Use genuine all-rounders to eradicate zero-hours contracts, Philip Roddis advises the academy
Employing all-round scholars on fair terms would obviate the need for unfair zero-hours deals, argues Philip Roddis
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Twenty-five years on, the Rushdie affair is still having a stifling effect on academic freedom, argues Dennis Hayes
In the shadow of fear cast by fatwa, academic freedom has been stifled and the battle of ideas pacified, observes Dennis Hayes
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Scott Armstrong on efforts to save the brain from itself
Scott Armstrong, winner of the MRC’s 2013 science writing prize, on hopes that xenon can halt deadly complications from head injuries