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State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974
When Edward Heath became prime minister in 1970, he declared that his aim was to lead a revolution - a quiet revolution - in the way Britain was governed. Less than four years later that revolution...
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Genetic Twists of Fate
Suppose you and your buddy are accomplished human geneticists. You hold chairs, run labs and edit journals, and have made real contributions to the field. As the work advanced, you realised this...
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Networks, Crowds and Markets: Reasoning about a Highly Connected World
John Gilbey connects with his inner geek as he enjoys an examination of all things networked
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The Classical Country House: From the Archives of Country Life
Ever since 1897, the magazine Country Life has published articles about country houses, illustrated with photographs specially taken for the purpose. This archive is a wonderful resource, and of...
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
No one doubts that the fate of the populations of the European borderlands between Poland and Russia in the age of total war was an atrocious one. Tens of millions died; not just in the barbaric...
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News in Brief
United StatesTexas danger as state plans cutsThe state of Texas is planning to slash $772 million (£483 million) from its higher education spending, closing four community colleges in the process....
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'Galapagos syndrome': Japan's gaze turns inward
Castigated for its timidity, a 'risk-averse' generation shuns study abroad, Michael Fitzpatrick writes
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'Springboard to Asia' cordially invites UK scholars
The government of Hong Kong is looking to British academics to help fill a teaching gap created by major changes to its education system.In an interview with Times Higher Education, Kenneth Chen,...
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Field rankings for The National University of Singapore
Field rankings for The National University of SingaporeData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2000-31 August 2010 FieldPapersCitesNUS cites per paperWorld...
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Campus round-up
Kingston UniversityOrange fruits shared with publicA London university has acquired material relating to a major literary award. The Orange Prize for Fiction archive at Kingston University contains...
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From the frontbench to a new seat of learning
Ex-university minister Bill Rammell talks about life on the other side of the fence. Simon Baker writes
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Rankings update: partners consult sector to build on 2010 successes
New indicators and refinements considered for THE World University Rankings 2011. Phil Baty writes
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Grant Winners
WOLFSON RESEARCH MERIT AWARDSThese awards range in value from £10,000 to £30,000. The first tranche of winners was published last week.• Award winner: Andy Purvis• Institution: Imperial College...
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Blogconfidential: Flatter to deceive? No thanks
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Flatter to deceive? No thanks