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Is Wellcome’s £250 million fund the leap forward science needs?
Researchers welcome ambition of new initiative but question whether it will give scholars the autonomy that they need
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UK-Russian graduate school’s loss of accreditation sparks anguish
Pioneering Moscow education institution is latest target of Russia’s education regulator
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Biography of a scientist: may (not) contain science
Richard Joyner gives his ‘Description of Science’ scores for scientists’ biographies that are written by academics, which, he says, can often contain no details of the subject’s work at all
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Interview with Brian Klaas
The LSE political scientist discusses influencing the US news agenda, Trump’s authoritarian streak and why we must defend democracy
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Richard Wilson, 1926-2018
Renowned Harvard particle physicist and humanitarian campaigner remembered
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How’s your social life? Is social media time suck or time well spent?
For all the good ascribed to Twitter and the rest, is this time-consuming activity improving things or distracting us from achieving transformative impact?
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Don’t believe the anti-lecture myths, says Glasgow vice-principal
Educationalist argues ‘religious’ zeal of active-learning advocates ignores the importance of the traditional lecture
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Remote possibilities: an unforgettable conference in Siberia
Braving frozen horse liver, shamanic rituals and endless vodka-soaked toasts may not have resulted in the hoped-for discovery of a hitherto-unknown form of opera, but Nicholas Till has no regrets...
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Taming the Beast Within: Shredding the Stereotypes of Personality Disorder, by Peter Tyrer
A work that reflects a psychiatric ideology with many detractors will draw flak, says David Pilgrim
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Books editor’s blog: politician in search of the real Adam Smith
Conservative MP Jesse Norman’s nuanced consideration of Smith’s ideology is badly needed in today’s polarised political climate
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Some Other Note: The Lost Songs of English Renaissance Comedy, by Ross W. Duffin
Rediscovering long-forgotten music from plays requires some imagination, finds John Jowett
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In Pursuit of Civility: Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England, by Keith Thomas
Codes that define appropriate human interaction make it possible for people to live together peacefully, observes Ann Hughes
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What are you reading? – 12 July 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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UK’s Brexit White Paper plans for ‘temporary’ researcher mobility
Government document fails to offer universities reassurance, sector critics warn