Crusoe’s Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness, by Andrew Lambert
Tales of marooned mariners helped Britain to see itself as a global power, A. W. Purdue hears
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Fashion, Faith and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe, by Roger Penrose
The eminent physicist plays a valuable role as provocateur, challenging those in his field to defend and hone their theories, says Marcus Chown
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New and noteworthy – 22 September 2016
Tomes deserving of your time include our island story in art, rescuing religion from jihadis and Islamophobes, going to town on an egg and a veritable word-fest
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The Dictator’s Dilemma: The Chinese Communist Party’s Strategy for Survival, by Bruce J. Dickson
Money buys compliance, and a few shots of Confucianism help too, says Jonathan Mirsky
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What are you reading? – 22 September 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination, by Jack Hamilton
Emma Rees is happily lost in a Sixties’ soundscape but wonders why there are so few female artists
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Laurie Taylor – 22 September 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Economic impact of research at UK, US and Japanese universities
This graph compares how UK, US and Japanese universities perform on measures of the economic impact of their research
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Grant winners – 22 September 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Master Plan 2.0: still hope for the California dream
Via fiscal reform, income-linked loans and four-year places, a famed higher education system can be saved, says Simon Marginson
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Deplore Hungary’s leader, but spare its students and scholars
The country’s learners and academics are more thoughtful, engaged and generous than their UK counterparts, says Sam Gilchrist Hall
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Lifelong learning trumps trendy
I write this letter as an employee of the University of Leicester, specifically the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning, a department that the university is trying to close down. I am writing this...
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Grammatical error
The creation of grammar schools is an interesting but risky policy (“What will the creation of new grammar schools mean for UK universities?”, 9 September). Presumably, most schools will select by...
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Local knowledge
As a long-term resident of Liverpool and a staff member of the university, I wouldn’t say that the citizens of Liverpool voted to stay in the European Union because of their fear of losing...