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Stark figures in new Hepi report prompt calls for chancellor to tackle research underfunding in budget
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A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov, by Peter J. Bowler
Book of the week: The reality of the present world has fallen short of science fiction鈥檚 predictions, says Jon Turney
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Can Canada bring more indigenous people and knowledge into universities?
Institutions are working to increase participation by native peoples and awareness of their scholarly contributions. Ellie Bothwell reports
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What are you reading? 鈥 9 November 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How political revolution suffocated a promising scientific future for Ireland
The Royal College of Science for Ireland was a progressive experiment in technical education that ended abruptly in the messy wake of Irish independence. Shane McCorristine recounts a cautionary tale...
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Sleight of hand is no way to fund research
Research is paid for by legerdemain, and we should be honest about it if we want to correct funding imbalances and treat students fairly
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 9 November 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton.聽Finem respice!
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Nothing new in challenge to autonomy
The MP Chris Heaton-Harris鈥 鈥減olite request鈥 for vice-chancellors to provide details of course content about 鈥渢he teaching of European affairs, with particular reference to Brexit鈥 (鈥淢inister under...
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Galway's progress
Regarding the article 鈥淎thena SWAN funding link under scrutiny鈥 (News, 12 October), it is important to set the record straight. As chair of the National University of Ireland, Galway Athena SWAN Self...
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GTAs' lowly position
As graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) within the University of Glasgow, we were interested to see Anton Muscatelli, our principal and vice-chancellor, and new chair of the Russell Group, declare...
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Engage Myanmar
Penny Green could not be more wrong in arguing that universities should be 鈥渂oycotting all government institutions in Myanmar鈥, including higher education providers, in the wake of the crackdown on...
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A game of kvetch
I look forward to reading Devorah Baum鈥檚 book The Jewish Joke (鈥淧ainfully funny鈥, Features, 26 October) and hope that it contains not only jokes but some sharp repartee. Such as: 鈥淵ou haven鈥檛 asked...