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Almost two-thirds of the British public feel uninformed about science and research developments, data suggest
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Grand Piano, directed by Eugenio Mira
An implausible and ludicrous piece of hokum that steals its best ideas succeeds because of its vices, says Duncan Wu
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Peter Catterall, Patrick Doorly, A. W. Purdue, Peter J. Smith and Nicholas D. Thomson...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Heather Höpfl, 1948-2014
A leading expert on organisational theory and women in management has died
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Q&A with Martin Hairer
We speak to the Regius professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick and winner of the Fields Medal
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News in brief - 18 September 2014
Disabled Students’ AllowanceClark delays cuts until 2016The government has postponed controversial cuts to the Disabled Students’ Allowance until 2016-17. Greg Clark, the universities, science and...
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Does boot camp have a place on campus?
Hong Bing considers whether compulsory military training in Chinese universities has a place in the modern world
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World in brief - 18 September 2014
Source: AlamyUnited StatesHumanities units hang on despite dip in student numbersThe number of humanities departments at US universities has remained largely unchanged since 2007-08 despite fears...
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Grant winners - 18 September 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Graham CormodeInstitution: University of WarwickSmall summaries for big...
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The English Civil War: A Military History, by Peter Gaunt
A comprehensive but compact new history of the war is reviewed by R. C. Richardson
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Reshaping the University: The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher Education, by David Palfreyman and Ted Tapper
Joanna Williams reviews the latest commentary on the commercialisation of higher education
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The Inner Enemies of Democracy, by Tzvetan Todorov
Vladimir Tismaneanu on a book that argues against the self-righteousness of neoliberalism
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Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind, by Clive Gamble, John Gowlett and Robin Dunbar
Simon Underdown extols a study that looks beyond stones and bones to understand how the past shaped the brain
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Milton and the People, by Paul Hammond
Willy Maley praises a beautifully written account of the poet’s disaffection with the masses
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Social Justice through Citizenship? The Politics of Muslim Integration in Germany and Great Britain, by Aleksandra Lewicki
Sarah Hackett on a timely study that merits a place at the heart of current policy debates