6 May 2010
Dead wrong - Aids denialism and the limits of academic freedom
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Hell no, we won’t go
Students occupy office to protest philosophy cuts at Middlesex. John Morgan reports
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Lib Dems hold pole position
Online survey asks about education policies and fee levels. John Morgan reports
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UCL strike action suspended
Management says compulsory redundancies are ‘not necessary’, but industrial action still on cards if position changes again. John Morgan reports
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Prepare for protests as lab goes up, staff told
Group plans to disrupt building of animal testing facility at Leicester. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Hostage situation? We didn’t even have keys
Sussex registrar’s court claims disputed by student protesters. Melanie Newman reports
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‘Positive’ discrimination
The critique of independent schools’ advantages in university admissions has raised its head again, but the academy should not be in the business of compensating for state schools’ failures, argue...
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Middlesex to phase out philosophy
Institution’s top-ranking research could close in light of ‘continuing constraints on public funding’. John Morgan reports
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‘Cleggmania’, fees and the student vote
Lib Dem leader’s success in televised debates and party’s stance on tuition fees yield upturn in support. Melanie Newman reports
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The historical present
Beset by the twin pressures of democratisation and 'impact', the study of the past faces an uncertain future. Richard Overy analyses the threats and offers hope that history will triumph
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Remember the Alamo, and Algeria, too
Paris is not the only thing that France and Texas have in common: both have been subject to heavy-handed efforts to turn history to ideological ends. Robert Zaretsky considers the republics'...
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Putting the world back in working order
Engineering's decline in popularity could be reversed by showing potential students its power to tackle global challenges ranging from sustainability to energy security, says J.D. Turner
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Book of the week: Duke Ellington's America
Trevor Herbert is struck by the mass of evidence brought to bear on a musical aristocrat's life
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Theories of Social Capital: Researchers Behaving Badly
Judith Mehta takes heed of a cautionary tale about the lazy deployment of abstract concepts
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Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
David Shields has had one or two thoughts. But instead of putting them in a dustbin, he's put them in a book. As soon as I write that, I am overcome with remorse. I know how difficult it is to have...