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A new collection of essays explores the "enduring fascination" of the femme fatale from mythology through to Hollywood and world cinema. The Femme Fatale: Images, Histories, Contexts, edited by...
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News in brief
IndiaChess champion denied degreeA university in India has been forced to apologise to a chess grandmaster after its plan to give him an honorary doctorate was foiled by a government cock-up. The...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMEAward winner: Adrian TaylorInstitution: University of ExeterValue: £416,093An exploratory trial to evaluate the effects of a...
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Blogconfidential: Let the new era of austerity commence?
Your chance to advise on academic dilemmas. Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Let the new era of austerity commence?
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Appointments
University of Reading - Stephen BelcherA mathematician has been appointed to a chair in weather systems at the University of Reading. Stephen Belcher said that he became interested in meteorology...
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#LoveHE: A fistful of confidence
Director Tristram Shapeero left school at 16 but wishes he'd studied more, if only for a healthy dose of self-beliefUnfortunately, higher education is something I hadn't experienced in my life, until...
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Higher fees could be the undoing of England's universities
If Lord Browne uncaps fees, the Golden Age of the English university may well come to an unseemly end, writes Paul Benneworth
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The Week in Higher Education
The Iranian government has fired at least 18 heads of academic and scientific institutions over the past month in a campaign to punish its opponents, according to reports. Science magazine reported...
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Free market on fees threatens rough ride in 'perfect storm'
Many universities set to lose income overall if cap is lifted, researcher warns. Simon Baker reports
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Spirit of the money age leads academy to mislay its values
Australian critics launch attack on 'cargo cult' of university corporatisation. Simon Baker reports
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Cultural destination: Free passport to the streets of Philadelphia
Drexel initiative is a palpable hit with students and rival institutions. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Overseas growth exposes Brits to knowledge vacuum
Lecturers at UK universities are coming under pressure to create course materials tailored to students on overseas campuses.As the number of British universities operating overseas outposts grows,...
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'Wisdom of crowds' offers novel ways out of cash crisis
Public's cost-saving ideas include Facebook peer review and teaching in shifts. Simon Baker reports
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Injunction puts US stem-cell research at risk
Researchers in the US working with human embryonic stem cells might move abroad or abandon their research if an injunction on the federal funding of their research is not overturned, the director of...
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Gobbledegook and ghastly grammar cast a murky spell on coherence
'Pedant' professor argues that academics should correct student howlers, writes Rebecca Attwood