Polar apposite
David Willetts' recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula deserves elaboration ("Journey into the unknown", 1 March). While the minister might have enjoyed glancing at an emperor penguin or two, his...
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Open, moral and pragmatic
In response to Timothy Gowers ("Occupy publishing", 16 February) (http://thecostofknowledge.com), Elsevier's David Clark argues that "there is little merit in throwing away a system that works" ("If...
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Targeting error
I refer to Martin McQuillan's claim that the University of Ulster shares the view that "universities could not be expected to do anything about access because it was all the fault of failing state...
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The Darwin delusion
Kristrún Gunnarsdóttir is certainly entitled to dismiss the theological bent of my book Humanity 2.0 (Books, 1 March), even if her preferred alternative remains mysterious. However, she is not...
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Capital offence
Week after week, THE employs an Anglo- and London-centric perspective of the landscape it surveys. Witness the Diary, where it is routine to find that 50-60 per cent of the cultural activity covered...
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TV review: Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Gary Day is fascinated by explanations of the Earth's path through the heavens and the Sun's hold over us
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John Hick, 1922-2012
A world authority on interfaith relations, John Hick engaged in lively discussions on philosophy and theology with peers and students until he was 90 years old.Professor Hick grew up in Scarborough....
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Appointments
University of OxfordGordon ClarkThe University of Oxford has appointed Gordon Clark, Halford Mackinder professor of geography, director of its Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment....
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Campus round-up
University of RoehamptonBlessed are the newsmakersJournalism students honed their interview skills by grilling Occupy London protesters just hours after they had been evicted from outside St Paul's...
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Film review: Trishna
Had it really looked east and dared to dance, this film could have offered so much more, says Philip Dodd
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Research intelligence - Banking on intellectual futures
Paul Jump on the Birmingham Fellows programme drawing 50 rising stars into the university's orbit
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From where I sit - Stockholm syndrome
I am an immigrant, again, and this time I don't speak the language. I am a well-paid immigrant, with a very good job and helpful colleagues. And I am taking language lessons, for free, courtesy of...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The week in higher education
• Sally Hunt, the University and College Union's general secretary, has vowed to fight "fewer battles" while focusing on "members' priorities" after she was re-elected by a landslide. Ms Hunt...
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Transatlantic traffic
When it comes to the academy, influence flows both ways, argues Alan Ryan