San Jos茅 faces fight from guardians of the gateway
Institution鈥檚 experiment aims to clear gridlocked 鈥榞ateway鈥. Jon Marcus reports from California
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Campus round-up
Dan roamingThe British Judo Association has chosen a university to house its Centre of Excellence in England. An independent performance review of the association earlier this year recommended the...
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Christopher Bigsby - Take a hike? There鈥檚 one tiny hitch鈥
Christopher Bigsby on the declining art of hitch-hiking
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For a return to seriousness, send in the clowns
This is the age of the anti-social network, but the humanities classroom offers reflection of a healthier sort, argues Robert Zaretsky
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Knowing the brain is no substitute for knowing the person, argues Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Technology has transformed psychology, but real insights come from considering humanity, too, argues Annette Karmiloff-Smith
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Beefing up research hubs may be good for UK聽plc but it鈥檚 bad for the North-South divide, say Henry Overman and Christian Helmers
AstraZeneca鈥檚 move to Cambridge hub may widen North-South divide, say Henry聽Overman and Christian聽Helmers
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Obituary - H. Paul Friesema
A leading environmental researcher and campaigner has died.Paul Friesema was born on 20 February 1936 and, after completing undergraduate study at Michigan State University (1958), he went on to take...
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Awards and promotions
Durham UniversityTed SchreckerThe new professor of global health policy at Durham University said he felt 鈥渟heer delight鈥 when offered the post. Ted Schrecker, associate professor in the department...
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色盒直播 Scholarly Web - The paws that refresh
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Grant winners
Action Medical ResearchResearch GrantsAward winner: Doris-Eva BamiouInstitution: University College LondonValue: 拢19,140Auditory processing disorders: why do some children struggle to make sense of...
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Analysis - Stench surrounds bog-standard jobs
Academics and bosses alike make 鈥榤enial鈥 campus jobs unpleasant, students tell Chris Parr
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Serf and turf war
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) produces the majority of Russian research - but are its members, set to vote for a new president, 鈥渟erfs鈥?The election will take place at the end of this month....
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Israel Academia Monitor fears the enemy within
Debate on academic politics in Israel has been reignited by Stephen Hawking鈥檚 decision to boycott a presidential conference after lobbying from Palestinian colleagues.Meanwhile, a campaigning Israeli...
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Science without Borders (and hoped-for numbers?)
Flagship foreign study scheme may have failed to attract desired numbers. Donna Bowater reports
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News in brief
AfricaContinental shift on plagiarismAcademics from across Africa will meet later this month to discuss plagiarism on the continent. The inaugural African Academic Integrity Seminars will take place...