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Comparative European Politics
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Revisit legacy of the fathers
Journal of Classical Sociology
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More than just the usual suspects
European Journal of Criminology
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Today's news
University to banish 'discriminatory' Holy Book into wilderness Edinburgh University is set to ban Bibles from its student halls of residence amid concern that the Holy Book is “discriminatory” and...
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Leader
Information overload is the bane of modern organisations. A deluge of e-mails can blur decision-making and professionalism at universities as in any other activity. A network out of action spells...
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Outlook: a deluge threatens
Most people take e-mail for granted. But unless staff are shown how to use it properly, they could contravene freedom of information rules and threaten university assets, writes Steve Bailey E-mail...
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Digi-data and all that jazz
The UK's largest digital archive will offer access to a staggering amount of information, from medical journals and census facts to the sounds of seals and sax-players. Olga Wojtas meets the...
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Leap from reality
Virtual research environments transform the way in which academics across a range of disciplines work. Philip Pothen explains how VREs enable researchers, often in remote locations, to share data as...
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Lectures that really do click
From free iPods for first years to individual hand-held 'clickers' for lecture halls, US universities' use of interactive technology is booming, discovers Stephen Phillips University of Colorado...
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Tackling a virtual Goliath
There's an open-source, economical alternative to the rigidity and American flavour of off-the-shelf virtual learning environments, thanks to two Leeds University academics. Alison Utley meets a...
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To Google or not to Google
Publishers may fear Google's incursions into scholarly territory, but Chris Johnston finds that academics, librarians and researchers are likely to welcome a move to a more digitised world Few brand...
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Frontiers fade when connection is made
Great riches await those who sign up to a new network that links university databases, says Keith Nuthall Teachers and academics will soon have access to a far richer seam of information thanks to...
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From add-on to necessity
Virtual learning environments are proving invaluable in sudden emergencies, but they're also becoming essential kit for everyday teaching in higher education. David Jobbins looks at the burgeoning...
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Do student gigs? I'd rather grate my hands
Comedians working the university circuit are becoming almost as selective in their choice of campuses as the students who make up their audiences, a Times Higher survey discovers. Comics have shared...