’Tis the Season… to Exchange Gifts: Most Cited Articles
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Books are essential tools of the scholarly trade, but Matthew Reisz meets some people whose relationship with texts goes beyond close reading
Cash-strapped American universities are being forced to question the role of their multimillion-dollar art collections, writes Jon Marcus
A VIP visit and a gentleman surgeon turned a hospital stay into a fond memory for Janine Spencer

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Effort to plug £40 million hole will involve cuts in studentships, fellowships and grants. Zoë Corbyn reports

Governors bow to pressure and resign, but final departures won’t occur until summer 2010. Rebecca Attwood reports

We live in an environment of too much information, and need to develop a more discerning intellectual palate
As the REF consultation winds up, Donald Braben looks back at previous attempts to exploit research. The results were mixed, because future performance in science and technology is virtually...

The burden of trying to generate enthusiasm and work is suffocating me

Outcome of board meeting will determine whether Hefce offers the beleaguered institution more funds. Melanie Newman reports
The BNSC calls for UK investment in manned space exploration as the Government announces the centre’s replacement. Zoë Corbyn reports
UUK debate hears that moving the emphasis away from debt would end ‘sleepless nights’ about costs. Melanie Newman reports
Sector faces ‘incredibly difficult’ struggle to maintain standards in wake of move, leaders warn. John Morgan reports
Taking up the thorny issue of transnational feminist advocacy in the context of universal human rights protection, with all its visible failures, Niamh Reilly presents it as a case study in this well...