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Shocked by his students' great reluctance to read, Nicholas Morton sought a way to get them hooked on the habit
Shocked by his students' great reluctance to read, Nicholas Morton sought a way to get them hooked on the habit
Published research'Flawed' paper pulledA paper describing a technique to identify all metabolic activity in a population of cells has been retracted, even though its main corresponding author insists...
What value a degree in the humanities? The £25,000 it soon may cost? Indeed, in the age of "impact funding", what value the humanities at all? Lionel Trilling's 1971 book can still guide a thoughtful...
When it comes to global league tables, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings offer the most comprehensive approach. Phil Baty reports
Liverpool Hope UniversityMiss Canada to Lady MadonnaA Canadian musician has become the first student to complete the long and winding road to graduation on Liverpool Hope University's master's degree...
The Marketing Century: How Marketing Drives Business and Shapes SocietyEditor: Jeremy KourdiEdition: FirstPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPages: 280Price: £19.99ISBN 9780470660157Drawing on input...
Open accessYesterday's news, future failureThe British Library has been attacked over its plan to allow online access to its vast newspaper archive. In a speech at the Centre for Digital Humanities...
How seriously are we to take the meaning of poetry? George Watson considers the costs of seeing poetry as largely spontaneous and self-expressive
The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and LawEditors: David Thomas Konig, Paul Finkelman and Christopher Alan BraceyEdition: FirstPublisher: Ohio University PressPages...
Multiliteracies in Motion: Current Theory and PracticeAuthors: David R. Cole and Darren Lee PullenEdition: FirstPublisher: Routledge/Taylor and FrancisPages: 6Price: £100.00, £34.99 and £26.99 (e-...
Using computers in exams would not make things fairer, says Tim Birkhead
From scrolls to iPads, literature may change its form but its importance endures, says Tara Brabazon
Knowledge-in-Practice in the Caring Professions: Multidisciplinary PerspectivesEditors: Heather D'Cruz, Struan Jacobs and Adrian SchooEdition: FirstPublisher: AshgatePages: 266Price: £60.00 and £19....
Bioscience researchNiche areas of expertise in dangerAn investigation is being held to identify niche areas of expertise that are in danger of being lost from the bioscience research community. A...
SwedenBan the bomb work for IraniansIranian nationals have been banned from Swedish university programmes with ties to nuclear and missile technology on the advice of the country's security service,...