Uncharitable thinking
Who wouldn't want to help Africans avoid malaria and find sustainable work? Western aid officials, says Nick Petford
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Wherefore art thou, Haldane? State plans for humanities research
Peter Mandler worries that government priorities are creeping into AHRC decision-making and constraining researchers
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Top institutions in immunology
Top institutions in immunologyData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 2000-31 December 2010 Institution Papers CitationsCitations per paper1Osaka...
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Arts review: In a Forest, Dark and Deep
Neil LaBute's brother-and-sister drama prompts Siân Adiseshiah to consider how siblings are presented on stage
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The Pick - The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonWhat is now the Victoria and Albert Museum played a crucial role in the development of the Aesthetic Movement by...
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Diary
LondonMaazel: Mahler Cycle 2011Whether inspired by nature, poetry or his own spiritual journeys, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) famously wanted each of his symphonies to conjure up a whole world. Over the...
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Everything depends on Poppleton!
In what our vice-chancellor has called "an extraordinary turn of events", it seems likely that the future of higher education funding in England could be determined by our university's decision on...
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Robert L. Frost, 1952-2011
Bob Frost, a professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, used the legacy of his great-grandfather, the poet Robert Frost, to promote open access to information.Professor...
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TV review: Women in Love
A new adaptation of Women in Love may not adhere to the book, but shows profound understanding
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Film review: Armadillo
Philip Dodd on the visceral and transformational reality of war in a Danish documentary
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Unions reap rewards as US professoriate fights to keep gains
Attack on public sector's collective bargaining rights brings unexpected results, Jon Marcus writes
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Odds and quads
This male finback whale was first spotted at sea in 1865 by a coastguard, who mistook it for the upturned keel of a wrecked ship.
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Research intelligence - Now for post-launch lessons
The running of Australia's first research excellence scheme pleased its head but, she tells Paul Jump, there's room to improve
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From where I sit - Home truths from the neighbours
One of the many and considerable pleasures of being an academic is the opportunity it affords to meet colleagues in other countries. But with the pleasure comes, if not the pain, then the shock of...
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