Journals censorship is not bowdlerisation
Objections to the suppression of ‘sensitive’ articles should not be based on outmoded claims about consumption, says Michel Hockx
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Universities should immerse themselves in virtual reality
Embracing immersive content would aid public engagement and bring research and teaching closer together, argue Vincent Tong, Sam Smidt and Matilda Katan
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Astroquizzical: A Curious Journey through Our Cosmic Family Tree, by Jillian Scudder
Via clear, vivid storytelling, Simon Mitton takes an engaging learning journey from Mother Earth out to the farthest galaxies
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What are you reading? – 3 May 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Danger of Romance: Truth, Fantasy, and Arthurian Fictions, by Karen Sullivan
Helen Fulton ponders whether romantic quests can lead readers to revelations
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The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ’n’ Roll, by Randall J. Stephens
Clive Marsh tunes in to the rock on which evangelicals built appeals to widen their flock
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Books interview: Tom Shippey
The author and professor emeritus discusses his inspirations, ‘the Viking mindset’ and the books he has waiting to be read
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The Effective Scientist: A Handy Guide to a Successful Academic Career, by Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Book of the week: this book offers PhDs sound advice, Jennifer Rohn says, but it skirts the improbability of making it
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Mexico’s brain drain leaves universities struggling to fill research posts
Drug-related crime, rising unemployment and low salaries are all contributing to a postgraduate shortage that indicates an uncertain future for Mexico’s higher education system, finds Rachael Pells
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White Rose: courage under fire
It was at a Munich university that a group of students formed a non-violent movement to resist the Nazi regime. Their courageous idealism sets an example that, Kenneth Asch hopes, continues to flower...
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Education is a public solution to the invasion of privacy
Relatively liberal eras cannot restrain subsequent authoritarian regimes, but we can teach societies to see through propaganda, writes Paul Jump
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End ideologues’ reign over imperial history
How can Kim Wagner and James McDougall claim the high ground on historical scholarship (“Don’t mistake nostalgia about the British Empire for scholarship” , Opinion, 26 April) when the best they can...