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Why Is There No Labor Party in the United States?
In 1906, Werner Sombart's hallmark study of American political development sought to underline the peculiar social chemistry of an advanced industrial order that had achieved economic prominence...
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The Road to Independence? Scotland since the Sixties
Murray Pittock is one of Scotland's most prolific academic authors, and he has long worked within and across the disciplinary boundaries of history writing and literary studies. His books are always...
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The book of the week: Jerusalem: City of Longing
Bernard Wasserstein on Royal David's Divided Dity
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Aston University - £215m allows rooms to grow
A £215 million deal to finance new student residences has been signed by Aston University. As part of a regeneration plan due to be completed by 2014, 2,400 new student rooms will be built on campus...
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University of Aberdeen - Strippagram free to use his tool
A genetics student is able to continue his most popular persona in his part-time job as a strippagram after Scotland's Court of Appeal ruled that his extendable baton was not an offensive weapon....
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Reading/Surrey/Sussex/UCCA - Rural gathering aids research
A partnership on rural research involving four universities has been launched. The Rural Research and Strategy Partnership (RRSP) comprises Forest Research (the Farnham-based research agency of the...
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University of Salford - The Fall get an academic gig
The legendary Manchester rock band, The Fall, is to be the subject of an academic conference at the University of Salford. The event, organised by the university's communication, cultural and media...
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University of Portsmouth - Cyber circuits replace workbench
Electronic engineering students may soon be learning the tools of their trade in cyberspace thanks to a researcher at the University of Portsmouth. Ifeyinwa Chika, a PhD student in the department of...
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University of Aberdeen - Environmental hub stalks hunters
The controversial topic of hunting is one of the first subjects to be investigated by a new research centre uniting experts from a range of natural and social sciences to help protect the future of...
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Canterbury Christ Church University - Elderly need song in their Herts
Health experts are set to demonstrate the quality-of-life benefits of "silver singing" - singing clubs for older people. Hilary Bungay and Ann Skingley of the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts...
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University of Greenwich - Project to cash in on cassava
A partnership with organisations in five African countries aims to boost the incomes of small-scale African farmers by linking them to new markets. The initiative, led by the University of Greenwich'...
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London Metropolitan University - University centre for Croydon
A college and a London university are linking up to create a new "university centre" in Croydon. London Metropolitan University has been Croydon College's validating body for higher education courses...
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University of Birmingham - Not feeling yourself? Please call
Out-of-body experiences are to be documented in a study at the University of Birmingham. Jason Braithwaite, a cognitive psychologist from the Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, is seeking...
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University of Liverpool - A site worth milking
A £1 million investment in upgrading its dairy farm will help the University of Liverpool support farm-animal veterinary education. The university has sunk the money into its Leahurst veterinary...