On the Spirit of Rights, by Dan Edelstein
Human rights are rooted in the ancient concept of a universal natural law, observes Jane O’Grady
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Wittgenstein’s Family Letters: Corresponding with Ludwig, edited by Brian McGuinness
Constantine Sandis praises a superbly translated volume of epistles that swings seamlessly between mundane trivialities and profound insights
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Books editor’s blog: unique collections inspire catwalk dreams
Matthew Reisz on two students of fashion design who have created winning portfolios inspired by the British Library’s archives
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Weeping for Dido: The Classics in the Medieval Classroom, by Marjorie Curry Woods
Rachel Moss on how classrooms of the Middle Ages schooled boys in emotional intelligence
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War beyond Words: Languages of Remembrance from the Great War to the Present, by Jay Winter
Leo Mellor on the artistic ways in which the conflicts of the past century are recalled and reimagined
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What are you reading? – 7 March 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic, by Gustav Kuhn
Book of the week: We all like to make-believe, says Dale Salwak, who wishes the author had not revealed so many secrets
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How to equip graduates for the future
In a rapidly changing world, is a broader approach to the university curriculum needed to develop the critical thinking and creativity increasingly sought after by employers, Anna McKie asks
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Miguel Civil, 1926-2019
Tributes paid to a scholar who revolutionised study of the world’s earliest known written language
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Students say failing English universities must be rescued
Hepi survey finds student opinion is in direct opposition to government and regulator policy
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V-c pay: which leaders provide the most bang for buck?
A comparison of pay data with the É«ºÐÖ±²¥ rankings offers insights on which leaders provide the best value for money
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Many university staff back prosecuting students over essay mills
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ survey finds support among academics for harsher punishments for students, following paper that reports ‘surprising’ level of support for criminalising users of contract cheating services
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Appointments – 7 March 2019
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Academia’s grey markets offer rich pickings for the untenured
Marketisation, precarity and global competition have combined to create a vast market for academic ghostwriting, says an anonymous scholar
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Interview with Amer Zahr
The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience