The Good Book: A Secular Bible
When I heard about this book, I assumed it was a joke. A.C. Grayling's satirical new "college" shows he's capable of it. But this book is much stranger and more interesting than that. It's deathly...
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The Dickens Industry: Critical Perspectives, 1836-2005
Can there be anything more to say about Dickens? Probably not, J. Cuming Walters declared in 1911 - "Of what there is to say of Dickens little has by now been left unsaid" - yet here we are, a...
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Duels and Duets: Why Men and Women Talk So Differently
Kerstin Hoge finds little to shout about in an evolutionary theory of male and female speech
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The Trials of Margaret Clitherow: Persecution, Martyrdom and the Politics of Sanctity in Elizabethan England
On 25 March 1586, Margaret Clitherow, a Catholic in York, was crushed to death as punishment for harbouring a priest. Just to repeat - crushed to death. This terrible event has resonated with...
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Political Journeys: The openDemocracy Essays
Fred Halliday was an indefatigable traveller and a tireless writer. In David Hayes' selection from the 81 essays Halliday published on the openDemocracy website between 2004 and his untimely death...
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News in brief
United StatesNothing will come of nothingA university that faced the prospect of losing its accreditation because of high dropout rates has been accused of deliberately allowing failing students to...
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Strike threat over Greece's 'unworkable' education bill
Scholars fight to halt effort to streamline sector and make it more accountable. Jack Grove reports
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We may face some network problems ahead, Jisc warns
Institutional self-interest could hit infrastructure as central funds shrink. David Matthews reports
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Revolution at every level is the only route to survival, say consultants
Report advises transformation of management systems, faculty and curricula. Jack Grove writes
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QAA hails 'robust' standards
Universities' arrangements to uphold academic standards are "robust and effective", the Quality Assurance Agency has said.
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Waging intellectual war on repression and class divides
Pakistan poses challenging problems for academics beyond politics and religion, writes John Morgan
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILResearch Grants (Standard and Early Career) scheme• Award winner: Barry James Rodger• Institution: University of Strathclyde• Value: £106,405.60Competition...
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AAB policy will hand 'more resources to the social elite'
Hesa data show worst performers on access will be best placed to benefit, writes John Morgan
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Gloucestershire v-c tells staff to speak out on past turmoil, 'warts and all'
The new vice-chancellor at a university emerging from financial woes has asked for a "warts and all" account from staff about their experiences and vision for the future.
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Sector braces for fall in numbers
A 2 per cent drop in undergraduates is expected in the first year of higher fees. Simon Baker reports