Sugar Daddy Capitalism: The Dark Side of the New Economy, by Peter Fleming
That the market today makes many people vulnerable is clear, but it’s unclear that all would fare better without the market, says Victoria Bateman
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What are you reading? – 8 November 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Appointments – 8 November 2018
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The Sacred Home in Renaissance Italy, by Abigail Brundin, Deborah Howard and Mary Laven
Book of the week: Emily Michelson learns that the home and the items in it were the heart of Renaissance religion
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Russia urged to experiment to reach research development goals
Deputy chair of Russia’s academic excellence programme encourages institutions to adopt innovative approaches to learning
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Tristram Hunt: scientists must join fight for creative subjects
Education reforms designed to improve uptake of science subjects may harm them if creativity is not taught, claims V&A director
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If you love research, academia may not be for you
Dutch figures show just how little time professors get for their own research. It may be easier to pursue your intellectual interests outside the university system, says THE reporter David Matthews
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UK and Australian universities launch ‘co-created’ online degree
FutureLearn course will offer certificates from both Deakin and Coventry
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Australian higher education participation target all but attained
Country is on the verge of achieving its now scrapped enrolment target, years before the deadline
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Letters – 8 November 2018
Where do we draw the line on reparations? Robert Dingwall is right to identify the multiple hypocrisies that underpin the demand that universities engage in “reparative justice” (“We need a serious...
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Who should edit academic journals?
A survey reveals readers’ opinions on whether professional editors or active researchers should be responsible for academic editing
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Why Warwick took a civic turn to Coventry
Russell Group university’s return to the local highlights higher education’s role in the wake of the Brexit vote in addressing post-industrial decline, and supporting austerity-hit councils
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Researching whale hunting: one scholar joins a harpoon crew
In the very different cultures of St Vincent and the Faroe Islands, whaling forms a key part of their identity. Scholar Russell Fielding gets a real insight into the hunting tradition. Matthew Reisz...
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Top-down partnerships risk ‘constraining’ researchers post-Brexit
UCL announces drive for academic-led collaboration with major global cities and their universities