What is Emotion? History, Measures and Meanings
Jerome Kagan, professor emeritus of psychology at Harvard University, questions the things others would not dare. His book is deliciously subversive. He masterfully unearths the shaky assumptions of...
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BIOGRAPHY- Leni Riefenstahl: A LifeBy Jurgen Trimborn, professor of film, theatre and art history, University of CologneI. B. Tauris, £14.99. ISBN 9781845116446Trimborn uses detailed research and his...
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Marketing: Real People, Real Choices
Planning with a peppering of practical pizzazz
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First Impressions competition: February 28 2008
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a tale about fly-fishing:"Having harbored two sons in the waters of her womb, my mother considers...
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Cross-discipline plan aims to give the past a future
Arts and sciences will join forces in a new heritage science research programme. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant Winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL- Award winner: Ian Wilmut- Institution: University of Edinburgh- Value: £1,608,092Centre for Regenerative Medicine- Award winner: Peter Andrews- Institution: University of...
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Eastern scholar
Kazakhstan has honoured chemical engineer Stef Simons for his long involvement with the country's growth
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Appointments
The French Government has recognised a Thames Valley University professor's contribution to the country's culinary arts. David Foskett, an associate dean at TVU's London School of Tourism,...
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Specialist institutions may have to prove value to keep subsidy
Hefce overhaul could see premium awards based on evaluation of public worth. John Gill reports
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Minister puzzled by AHRC bid to cut research grants
Arts council asked to explain huge shortfall in light of 1% budget drop. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Birkbeck, University of London - Fees for second degrees held
There will be no increase this year in tuition fees for students studying for second degrees at Birkbeck, University of London, even though the Government has cut funding for students taking courses...
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Bucks New University - Plans for £500 annual bursary
Following research showing that bursaries are not a major factor in applicants' selection of university, Bucks New University will make changes to its non-means-tested £1,000 annual bursary from next...
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Bangor University - Two millennia of Jewish sex
A Bangor lecturer has assembled an anthology entitled Jews and Sex. Nathan Abrams, a lecturer in film studies at Bangor University, edited the collection of essays over the past year. The book covers...
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The controller preparing the platform to elevate Brunel
Chris Jenks intends to take his university into the Russell Group. Melanie Newman reports
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Scottish budget blamed for Dundee staff cuts
The first job losses attributed to the recent Scottish higher education budget have been announced by the University of Dundee.