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Following the demise of the Net Book Agreement, bookshop shelves are full of TV tie-ins and empty of scholarly work, says Martin Cohen
Following the demise of the Net Book Agreement, bookshop shelves are full of TV tie-ins and empty of scholarly work, says Martin Cohen
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Funding could fall behind inflation and discourage high-flyers, official says. Chloe Stothart reports
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Forget the low pay of its academics, economics is in trouble because it is failing to shed light on everyday dilemmas, argues Alan Shipman. Economics can explain the demise of wheelwrights, weavers...
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