London: A History
We are all, at least partly, Londoners. As far back as the 18th century, a surprisingly large proportion of England's population had lived for a while in London.Contemporaries commented on the number...
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Secrecy and Silence in the Research Process: Feminist Reflections
Hilary Rose hails powerfully unflinching reflections on the researcher's obligations to her subjects
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Victorian Vogue: British Novels on Screen
Nothing out-gays the heritage film. From a perspective that simultaneously addresses Victorian and 20th-century issues and anxieties, Dianne Sadoff analyses the heritage film in its many iterations,...
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ARTS AND DESIGNWhere Music Helps: Community Music Therapy in Action and ReflectionBy Brynjulf Stige, professor in music therapy, University of Bergen; Gary Ansdell, director of education, Nordoff-...
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Full speed ahead for new degrees to suit business
Tailor-made courses to fill local skills gaps will also bring in much-needed cash. Hannah Fearn reports
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Odds and quads
This "lay figure", or life-sized artist's model, belonged to Walter Sickert (1860-1942), the English Post-Impressionist whose images of drab female nudes and murdered prostitutes have led to claims...
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Top payout for 'substandard' handling of case
The UK student complaints body has awarded its highest-ever compensation payment, owing to a university's "substandard" handling of a case in which a PhD candidate became embroiled in a legal battle...
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News in brief
United StatesThe borrowersHard-up public universities in a US state will be able to borrow millions of dollars to stay open and pay staff. Pat Quinn, governor of Illinois, has signed into law a...
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Suffer the children: academy eats up spending
Paper identifies growing share for universities at expense of primary education. John Morgan writes
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Pledge to exempt Oz elite from new standards body
The Australian opposition is proposing to exempt the country's elite Group of Eight (Go8) universities from the country's new quality and standards agency for the higher education sector.The...
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University of Central Lancashire - Virtual explorers welcome
The University of Central Lancashire has launched a "virtual open day" that can be downloaded from iTunes. The iPhone application is fully interactive and will afford the opportunity to take a self-...
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University of Essex - Wheezy money
Computer gamers have similar reaction times to fighter pilots, according to a study looking at a new generation of "cyber-sportsmen" whose success can earn them tens of thousands of pounds in prize...
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Edge Hill/Manchester - Tracking Barack
A £31,000 research grant will support research on President Barack Obama's policies and initiatives on issues such as race relations and foreign affairs. Researchers at Edge Hill University and the...
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University of Sussex - So far and yet so near
A university held an online admissions day for prospective students in what it claims is a first for the sector. The University of Sussex's School of Informatics broadcast a live one-hour programme...
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University of Chichester - Turn to drink during exams
Younger students sitting examinations this month have been advised to drink plenty of fluids after a study suggested that their brains work less efficiently when they become dehydrated. The research...