John A.S. Smith, 1927-2013
An international expert on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has died
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Odds and quads - 6 June 2013
Emily Wilding Davison famously stepped into the path of the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913
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News in brief - 6 June 2013
United StatesTransylvanian head kick bluesAcademics have given their university president a vote of no confidence, a move unprecedented in the institution’s history. Staff at Transylvania University...
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Grant winners - 6 June 2013
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Jill ManthorpeInstitution: King’s College LondonValue: £348,729Service provision for older people...
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Lynsey Hopkins, Karen McAulay, Sheila Rowbotham, Nigel Rodenhurst and June Purvis...
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Big ideas from BBC Radio 3/AHRC New Generation Thinkers
Scholarly talent search winners for 2013 to bring insights to the nation
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Hefce’s over-recruitment sanctions remain in force
Despite loss of teaching grant, universities must still comply with enrolment targets
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Portsmouth defends military training pact with Oman
Critics of university deal point to repression in Gulf state
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French can’t block the English signal
Row over use of language in sector a moot point, study finds
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False friends with deep pockets
A web portal has just been launched in Germany with the aim of monitoring the impact of industry funding on the academy. The site is called Hochschulwatch.de. In linguistic terms, Hochschule is a so-...
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Get them to give generously
Malcolm Gillies on how to encourage alumni donations
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Liberace: an affair to remember
The high camp of Behind the Candelabra conceals an old-fashioned love story, Duncan Wu writes
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The Democracy Project by David Graeber
Rationality yields to sentimentality in an Occupy Wall Street-inspired call for direct action, Fred Inglis finds
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Among Murderers: Life after Prison by Sabine Heinlein
Laura Piacentini ponders the power of the penal system to destroy a prisoner’s sense of self