Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, London WC1
1. A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter Harvard Business School Publishing, £14.99 ISBN 97814221797102. Tort Law, Second Edition by Emily Finch and Stefan Fafinski Pearson Education, £10.99 ISBN...
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Splendors and Miseries of the Brain: Love, Creativity, and the Quest for Human Happiness
Prashanth A K admires the exuberance of this ambitious study, but not its central thesis
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? = Review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and InteriorsBy Ellen Swift, head of classical and archaeological studies, University of Kent....
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaDung dearth thwarts DNA huntA lack of fossilised dung is hindering the efforts of a researcher to identify the DNA of ancient animals. Since 2005, Alan Cooper, director of the University of...
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Overseas outposts must follow home rules, union leaders say
Universities told to uphold rights on their campuses in Middle East and East Asia. Jon Marcus writes
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Urban planner
Despite striving to future-proof the UK's cities, Katie Williams admits to a weakness for the bling of Las Vegas
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Appointments
A former research fellow at Heriot-Watt University will return to the institution next month to take up the post of deputy principal (research and knowledge transfer). Alan Miller will rejoin from...
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Plan for 20 centres attacked as model campus faces cuts
Critics question viability of University Challenge in light of restructuring, writes Melanie Newman
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Deian Hopkin marks retirement
Deian Hopkin marked his retirement from London South Bank University with a shuffle and a bop, playing his way out on the piano.Accompanied by leading jazz musicians, the vice-chancellor played an...
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Scots fee debate is a 'non-starter'
Universities Scotland chief to argue it is 'futile' to consider move in downturn, writes Hannah Fearn
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News in brief
Emissions reductionTrio lands £10m for green plansThree institutions have taken the lion's share of funding distributed to universities to help reduce carbon emissions. More than a third of a £25...
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University of Central Lancashire - A smell to beat Hellraiser
Scary films can be made more bearable for women by the smell of lavender, a study at the University of Central Lancashire has found. Female participants were found to be more relaxed when they took a...
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University of Warwick - Higher status hits health
Getting a promotion may increase the likelihood of mental ill-health, according to a study by researchers at the University of Warwick. A rise up the career ladder was found to increase mental strain...
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University of Chichester ... and a one, two, three
A professor at the University of Oxford and a renowned choreographer are bringing an unusual combination of dance and mathematics to the University of Chichester. The Dancing Babel, or Moving Maths...
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Cardiff University - Behind the dust, starlight
An international team of scientists, including academics from Cardiff University, has released the first detailed colour images showing that half of the Universe's starlight comes from young stars in...