The art of the possible
Cash-strapped American universities are being forced to question the role of their multimillion-dollar art collections, writes Jon Marcus
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Royal icing on the cake
A VIP visit and a gentleman surgeon turned a hospital stay into a fond memory for Janine Spencer
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17 December 2009
Bookish types (Scholasticus avidus)
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STFC slashes funding for astronomy and physics
Effort to plug £40 million hole will involve cuts in studentships, fellowships and grants. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Long goodbye at London Met
Governors bow to pressure and resign, but final departures won’t occur until summer 2010. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Tara Brabazon: Ready meals for the mind
We live in an environment of too much information, and need to develop a more discerning intellectual palate
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Opinion: Under the radar
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...
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The insecure scholar: Hope, anger and paralysis
The burden of trying to generate enthusiasm and work is suffocating me
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London Met’s financial future hangs in the balance
Outcome of board meeting will determine whether Hefce offers the beleaguered institution more funds. Melanie Newman reports
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The Brit stuff
The BNSC calls for UK investment in manned space exploration as the Government announces the centre’s replacement. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Reframe the ‘toxic’ language of fees, v-c urges
UUK debate hears that moving the emphasis away from debt would end ‘sleepless nights’ about costs. Melanie Newman reports
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Academy denounces £600 million funding cut
Sector faces ‘incredibly difficult’ struggle to maintain standards in wake of move, leaders warn. John Morgan reports
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Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalising Age
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...
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The Canon: Unmasking Medicine. By Ian Kennedy
Unmasking Medicine was published in 1981 following Ian Kennedy's Reith lectures. Its ideas were intended for, and reached, a wide audience. His central premise was that medicine had been...
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No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale
Andrew Briggs finds much to praise in an enlightening introduction to nanoscience