Film review: Casino Jack
A flawed satire of the moral duplicity at the heart of American politics wins Duncan Wu's qualified praise
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Richard Holmes, 1946-2011
A scholar, soldier and unlikely television star has died.Richard Holmes was born in Staffordshire on 29 March 1946 and educated at Forest School in northeast London before going on to read history at...
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Appointments
Staffordshire UniversityRosy CrehanA clarinettist and fashion expert has been appointed executive pro vice-chancellor at Staffordshire University. Rosy Crehan, formerly dean of the Faculty of Arts at...
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Odds and quads: Sainsbury Collection of world art
This basket decorated with seals was made of baleen, rushes and walrus ivory by Alaskan Inuit in the early 20th century.
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Research intelligence - Mighty oaks and little acorns
Curtailing research freedom cuts the odds of producing great work, leading scientist argues. Paul Jump reports
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From where I sit - How to ride the blue tide
If you look at a map showing the results of last week's Canadian federal election, you will see a tiny dot of red on the north shore of Lake Ontario, surrounded by a sea of unrelieved Tory blue. Yes...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Campus round-up
Newcastle UniversityFull steam (or wind or sun) aheadScientists from an English university are leading a £3 million European Commission project to revolutionise the way ships harness energy....
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Off Piste: Truths, lies and Gallic shrugs
Martin Cohen, a long-term resident of Normandy, presents a gourmet repast of his 11 favourite myths about the French, from barefaced fibs to insouciant self-deception and charming vérité
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The week in higher education
Credit: Nick Newman•"At my signal, unleash hell" - not David Willetts launching the new fees system, but the most famous line from a Hollywood actor who apparently yearns to work in UK higher...
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Insane in the membrane
Felipe Fernández-Armesto can’t wait to flee the madness infecting the UK
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12 May 2011
Eyes to the future - How one university has transformed itself for the new market place
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THE Scholarly Web
A weekly roundup of the best on the scholarly web
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Leader: Born again in West London
As it rebrands and reshapes, Thames Valley, long a byword for failure, might just be on course to outwit more august names
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Metric misses the full picture of PhD study (1 of 3)
Once again the crude metric of a PhD "completion rate" is used to assess quality ("Poor English a key diagnosis for failure to make PhD grade", 5 May).Blinkered uniformity is often sought for...