Precision confidently worn
Anne Hogan finds the Merce Cunningham dancers exude technical prowess but also detects diffidence
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Daytime TV: Debts and honour
Chilled by a Faustian tale, Gary Day finds an analysis of the UK's national debt both alarming and alarmist
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Diary
OxfordAlfred Bestall: illustrator of Rupert BearAlthough he also worked as a painter and book illustrator, Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) was most famous for his Rupert Bear comic strip in the Daily...
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The Pick - A game of life and death
Journey through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the DeadThe British Museum, London, until 6 March 2011The British Museum's superb new exhibition includes many astonishing objects, notably the...
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Pork chop shock
Our university has expressed "deep shock" at this week's announcement by the Higher Education Funding Council for England that its highly rated degree in Pork Studies will no longer be accredited as...
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It adds up to a dodgy deal
Malcolm Gillies questions the maths behind the new student loan policy
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Leader: Immovable feast of talent
Global mobility in the academy's top ranks has been limited, but fresh perspectives could be vital in a shifting landscape
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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US austerity mandate will end Obama college spending spree
Midterm elections will turn off federal financial tap to higher education for the next two years. Jon Marcus reports
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Off Piste - All together now...
Robin Dunbar has to confess he never learned to play an instrument. But that doesn't stop him believing that music should be at the heart of education
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From where I sit - Whither the vision of yesteryear?
I've been looking for a way to describe the mood of my department this term, which is in the throes of implementing a much-contested revision to our curriculum, arrived at after three long years of...
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David Malvern, 1946-2010
An internationally renowned leader in science education has died.David Malvern was born in Crosby, Merseyside on 20 October 1946 and won a scholarship to Merchant Taylors' School before reading...
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University of Oxford - Growth spurt
An Oxford college has launched a £17 million fundraising campaign for a major expansion that will include the building of two new quadrangles and a bridge link across a city centre street. As part of...
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Research intelligence - Juno and Athena rise up
Awards that recognise efforts to reform gender inequality in science are making a difference. Paul Jump reports
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The academy's role in A-level 'devaluation' (1 of 2)
Your leader, "Time for a return to entry duty?" (4 November), rightly calls upon universities to play a part in shaping A-level qualifications. But let us not be tempted to join the clamour of voices...