The violin beaters who instilled group harmony
The Birth of the Orchestra
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Riffs on being both in and out
Freedom Is, Freedom Ain't
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Thirty-three homilies on the cross
The Passion in Art
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a diary by a wartime intelligence officer who became a travel writer: "It was announced to us at 6....
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Bush's pre-millennial tensions
An Angel Directs the Storm
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A Christian goal of true godliness
The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition
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A happy motley birthday
Cultural Diversity - Do Human Rights Travel? - Faith and Secularism - Growing a Bigger Europe - Identities on the Move - Intercultural Dialogue - Re-imagining Security - Trust Me, I'm a Scientist -...
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Leader
University teaching seems to become ever more demanding as time goes on. Resources are tight while changes in the student profile keep up the pressure on academics. Students, too, want results for...
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To affinity and beyond
Overseeing postgraduate research is like tending a garden, says Gina Wisker. You support, nurture, develop and empower students so they grow as researchers and contribute an original kernel of...
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Brain training
When helping students develop the ability to construct an argument, it may be necessary to go right back to basics, says Stella Cottrell Another pile of scripts on the table, the lecturer’s pen at...
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Clause for thought
When students submit essays filled with grammatical howlers, don’t just throw up your hands and sigh. Instead, show them a few simple rules and you’ll equip them with one of life’s essential skills,...
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Its and misses
To convey technical information accurately, writers must avoid ambiguity caused by poor punctuation while speakers need to watch to see if audiences are keeping up or nodding off, says Joan van Emden...
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All alone in the crowd
International students may feel isolated when they enrol at a university with an unfamiliar ethos. To combat this, staff and institutions must encourage them to mix with their peers and get involved...
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Worldywise
David Jobbins examines an initiative to encourage undergraduates to consider their disciplines in a global context Just how broad are your students’ horizons? Are they being stretched to take a world...
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Rage against the tedium machine
Courses in teaching can breed boredom, but we must fight ennui lest it affect our students' critical faculties, warns Bob Brecher As we all know, the tradition of university education, at least in...