Brake for thought
How refreshing to read Thomas Docherty’s plea for a new relationship with time, efficiency and (implicitly) technology in the academy (“Rushing to bad judgement: need for speed kills learning”, 18 ...
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Consistent considerations
We note that the debate about degree classifications and institutional regulations and actions to increase the proportion of first- and upper-second-class degrees is being raised again: “Surrey...
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Counterpoints to the 10 point presentation
Most of Tara Brabazon’s 10 tips for PhD students (11 July) are sound advice, but the headline “10 truths a supervisor will never tell you” is unfair. “10 truths you need to know about supervisors”...
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The Taming of the Shrew: tragedy, comedy or farce?
Three recent productions at Shakespeare’s Globe highlight to the challenge of how to present Katherina’s submission
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How to Read Literature, by Terry Eagleton
Felicity James toasts an ideal introduction to critical analysis
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Novel Science: Fiction and the Invention of Nineteenth Century Geology, by Adelene Buckland
Euan Clarkson discusses a scientific discipline’s literary foundations
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking, by Daniel C. Dennett
Constantine Sandis on Darwin’s dangerous ideas man
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Androids in the Enlightenment: Mechanics, Artisans, and Cultures of the Self, by Adelheid Voskuhl
Angela Vanhaelen on the fascination and fear aroused by 18th-century mechanical figures
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Crowdsourcing, by Daren C. Brabham
John Gilbey on a stimulating discussion of the definition of a widely used term
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Signs of movement towards autonomy give Burmese hope
As junta’s grip relaxes, Aung San Suu Kyi joins drive to rebuild sector
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THE Scholarly Web - 25 July 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Hefce appoints first female chief executive
Coventry University’s Madeleine Atkins emerges triumphant from a ‘strong field’ of candidates
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Jisc fund backs students’ technology plans
£5,000 each for 21 projects
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AHRC’s £1m grant award to advisory board member questioned
Research councils face criticism over decision to allow advisers to submit applications