The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot
Art chronicles the myriad roles horses have played in our history, but it’s blinkered to see them just as a resource, says Elaine Walker
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Research Intelligence - The doctor will advise you now
PhDs and postdocs turn to social media to answer their pressing questions. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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From where I sit - Casual, not smart
Is academic work at university the same as working on the production line at, say, a pie factory?Cynics might say that yes, the two have become similar, especially at the pointy end of the semester...
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Off Piste - And he stoned me
The ebb and flow of time has served only to deepen Ray Dolan’s passion for Van Morrison’s restless musical journey into the mystic
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THE Scholarly Web
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The week in higher education
• A Scottish peer described by The Scotsman as the "high priest of unrepentant Thatcherism" and "stoically anti-devolution" has introduced to the House of Lords a bill to prevent UK students from...
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Styx and stones
It may be the birthplace of the academy, but Greece’s now-dysfunctional higher education system is on its knees and in desperate need of reform, argues George Th. Mavrogordatos. However, the country’...
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Ignorance is strength
Felipe Fernández-Armesto prefers fertile uncertainty to dead-end facts
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24 May 2012
At the mercy of the Fates - Greek academy will fall if vested interests kill off reform
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Doing Research in Business and Management: An Essential Guide to Planning Your Project
Authors: Mark Saunders and Philip LewisEdition: First Publisher Pearson EducationPages: 256Price: £26.99ISBN: 97803726418I have been recommending Mark Saunders and Philip Lewis' texts on research...
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Business & Management round-up
Academic Enterprise: A Field GuideAuthor: Andrew CorcoranEdition: FirstPublisher: The Blueberry PressPages: 215Price: £20.00ISBN: 9780956457240A practical guide intended to help academics to...
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Student Review: Case Studies in Japanese Management
Editors: Parissa Haghirian and Philippe GagnonEdition: FirstPublisher: World ScientificPages: 316Price: £41.00ISBN: 9789814340878To date, there are few English-language books that provide a detailed...
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The Arts Management Handbook: New Directions for Students and Practitioners
Editors: Meg Brindle and Constance DeVereauxEdition: FirstPublisher: M.E. SharpePages: 368Price: £78.50 and £40.50 ISBN 9780765617415 and 7422The field of arts management has been developing rapidly...
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Quantum Computing: A Gentle Introduction
Authors: Eleanor Rieffel and Wolfgang PolakEdition: FirstPublisher: MIT PressPages: 392Price: £31.95ISBN: 9780262015066Quantum computing is a rapidly evolving research discipline combining quantum...