Work-love imbalance
Dale Salwak's article on partner compatibility ("Love me, love my work", 30 July) evoked many thoughts about my predicament.I am not an academic employee, but I am dedicated to self-directed research...
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Ironic opposition
As lead author of numerous academic critiques of therapeutic education and the only woman among its three leading critics, the invisibility of my female perspective on a paper attacking me and...
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'Person' is political
My first academic post was at University College London. But now, in view of its prohibition on the use of "discriminatory" language ("Staff continue using terms deemed inappropriate by PC language...
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What a whitewash
Am I the only one who thinks it unfortunate that the caricatures of the "managed academic" and the "academic manager" in your recent article reinforce the view of the academy as a place for white...
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Don't celebrate yet, girls
There's always a backlash against women's successes, warns Sally Feldman
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From where I sit - History of violence and betrayal
When hardline militia attacked the University of Tehran's student dormitories earlier this summer, it was a shock for Iran's academic community and society at large.Up to 150 students were jailed, at...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: I'm afraid it's very bad news
The prescription for a higher education sector suffering self-inflicted wounds, a fiscal bruising and hysteria is a rather bitter pill
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Durham University - Body talk is lost in translation
People with autism find it hard to gauge the feelings of others because they see and process body language differently, according to research at Durham University. The study assessed how well...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Carnegie rebrand put on hold
A name change planned by Leeds Metropolitan University has been put on hold until Susan Price, its new vice-chancellor, starts next year. Last year, the board of governors agreed that the university...
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University of Plymouth - Green credit
The University of Plymouth has been granted international accreditation for environmental management by BM TRADA, a worldwide rating developed to help businesses think about their impact on the...
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Forensic work
A lecturer swapped the intimacy of the lecture theatre for an international audience as his thoughts on studying forensics were beamed across Europe and the Middle East. Ahmed Mohameden, senior...
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Original features
Built around a chestnut tree, the University of Warwick's celebrated Mathematics Research Centre Houses have been described as a modern Stonehenge.The five houses and two flats were conceived in 1967...
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Immigration whistleblower was unfairly dismissed
Tribunal upholds claim of registrar who lost job after 'protected disclosure', Melanie Newman writes
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Art for natural selection's sake the 'key' to the canvas and concerto
Paper claims Darwinism can explain the existence and impact of the arts. Hannah Fearn reports