Book of the week: Einstein's Telescope
Simon Mitton looks at the cosmos through a lens made of space-time
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The week in books
Getting Off Track: How Government Actions and Interventions Caused, Prolonged, and Worsened the Financial Crisis by John B. Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond professor of economics, Stanford University...
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Worlds Made by Words: Scholarship and Community in the Modern West
The small support networks and micro-publics that help scholarship flourish intrigue Andreas Hess
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Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
I sometimes think that if it were not for her coins, Queen Zenobia would be taken as a legendary figure, at least as fanciful as Semiramis of Babylon, or Shirin, the Armenian princess who became the...
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Southampton
1. Carriage of Goods by Sea, Sixth Edition by John F. Wilson Pearson Education, £46.99 ISBN 97814058466912. Research Methods in Lifespan Development by Gary Creasey Pearson Education, £34.99 ISBN...
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Published this week
ART AND DESIGN- Symbolist Art in ContextBy Michelle Facos, associate professor in the history of art, Indiana University. University of California Press, £38.95 and £17.95. ISBN 9780520254992 and...
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Born leaders
Innate behaviour that dictates our leadership style is determined partly by our genes, according to a study by an international research team based at Aston University. More than 100 students...
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The Robert Gordon University - It's a kind of workshop
Magicians now feature as part of the curriculum at The Robert Gordon University, after the institution invited communications agency Fifth Dimension on campus to demonstrate its innovative learning...
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Durham University - Business honour
Durham Business School has been recognised by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school has received AACSB International accreditation, a globally recognised...
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University of Manchester - Artistic experience
An art gallery was turned into a laboratory by researchers from the University of Manchester's School of Computer Science, who are examining how people experience art. During an art exhibition, held...
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University of Aberdeen - Hunt is on for new v-c
A search for a new principal and vice-chancellor to replace Duncan Rice has been launched by the University of Aberdeen. Professor Rice is set to step down at the end of his term of office in...
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Northumbria University - On the bus to kick the horse
Rock and Roll Tourist, the memoirs of a musician who left his life behind at the age of 50 to follow his favourite bands around the globe, is the latest offering from Northumbria University Press....
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University of East Anglia - Middle Eastern promise
Final-year undergraduate students at the University of East Anglia tackled the world's biggest political question earlier this month as part of a simulated peace conference about the Middle East's...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Big Lottery cash for mentors
A mentoring scheme aimed at sharpening graduates' competitive edge in the job market will support students at Edinburgh Napier University, thanks to a £260,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The...
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University of Teesside - Upskilling during the downturn
A total of 65 postgraduate bursaries are to be offered by the University of Teesside after it received one year of funding from regional development agency One NorthEast to help attract and retain...