The Essential Paradise Lost, by John Carey
Willy Maley revisits Milton’s epic poem with a brilliant study that fully engages the senses
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The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty, by Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider
Lisa Mckenzie heaps praise on a study that records the emotional costs of complicated household budgets
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Laurie Taylor – 4 May 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners – 4 May 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Trump is not US universities’ biggest threat
Conservative politicians emboldened by the president’s election could exact the heaviest toll on higher education, says Matthew Hartley
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There is no liberal right to sex with students
While not all student-supervisor relationships end in disaster, permitting them infringes women’s right to education, participation and a safe work environment, say five female academics
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The UK’s industrial strategy can manufacture a new breed of Victorians
By focusing on collaboration as much as funding levels, technological progress can spearhead national prosperity and self-confidence, says Angus Horner
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We must show students how voting can make a difference
Universities must not be complacent about freedom of speech, and need to ensure students use it to drive change, says Bill Rammell
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Times Higher Education Pay Survey 2017
Our annual analysis shows that academic pay is still falling in real terms and that equality is still an issue with regard to gender and ethnicity
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On gender pay bias, let’s be straight
Women’s pay still lags behind men’s, and a lack of transparency around salaries makes it all the harder to address
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Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union, by Harold D. Clarke, Matthew Goodwin and Paul Whiteley
Book of the Week: Danny Dorling on an illuminating analysis of the many factors that swayed the referendum
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New and noteworthy – 4 May 2017
New monographs explore sudden sight loss, stoicism, botanical beauty, a Buddhist take on the dismal science, and tough women