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Q&A with Jonathan Powell
We speak to the honorary visiting professor in the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool
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The AHRC’s doctoral training disasters
Ideology and myopia threatens the future of some of the UK’s best humanities departments, warns Louis Goddard
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Natural Histories: A Project by Miguel Ángel Blanco
The alchemy between art and nature gives food for thought, writes Philip Hoare
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Standards fall as global growth outstrips postgrad opportunities
Expert points to lecturers’ low qualification levels
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Religion and democracy: never the twain
Sally Feldman on UUK’s attempts to reconcile incompatible truth claims
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Rwanda’s subtle forms of intimidation
The government doesn’t need to resort to violence to ensure foreign scholars’ compliance, argues Erin Jessee
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A lecturer’s countdown to Christmas
Emma Rees can’t wait for the holidays to start
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UCL presses ahead with open access
Publishing arm aims to disseminate research and ease budgetary pressures
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Student recruitment hits record levels
Participation widens, but questions may be asked over falling entry requirements
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Claret & clarity (an academic fairy tale)
In this season of festive goodwill and fantasy, John Gilbey meets the vice-chancellor of the publicity-shy but prosperous University of Rural England - and he begins to contemplate the possibility of...
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Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?, by Robert Bartlett
A thread of celebrity weaves through a masterful study of cults of Christian icons, Helen Fulton finds
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China on the fast track
Beijing wants to supercharge its nation’s universities as it has its railroads, but might its ambitions falter for want of academic freedom and cultural change?
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New president of ERC announced
The European Commission has announced the new president of the European Research Council.
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Hepi compares expansion plan to ‘Ponzi scheme’
The government’s plan to finance extra student places by the future sale of student loans is like a Ponzi scheme, according to a thinktank.