News in brief - 19 September 2013
TaiwanWrong formula for libelA court has dismissed a libel case against an academic whose research suggested that emissions from an industrial conglomerate鈥檚 chemical plants had raised cancer rates...
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A Lasting Legacy: The House and Collection of Victor Skipp
An exhibition built around the collection of a historian and art hoarder reveals his boundless capacity for seeing things, Alexander Massouras finds
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Imperial considers REF trade-off between quality and quantity
Minutes suggest the pros and cons of strategies for submission
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Appointments - 19 September 2013
University of WolverhamptonGary Sheffield鈥淚鈥檝e been interested in military history for almost as long as I can remember,鈥 said Gary Sheffield, who has been appointed professor of war studies at the...
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Poland: growth stalls in an academy overdue for reform
Solutions to demographic, quality and employability issues needed for a sector slow to adapt to globalisation
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Report on the 18 Nov meeting of the COST Strategy Issues Group
Brussels, 03 Jan 2002 Full text of Document 290/02 19 December 2002 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS Subject: First meeting of the Strategy Issues Group (SIG) held in Brussels on 18 November 2002 1. OPENING OF...
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London is another planet
The capital鈥檚 lure is irresistible, but with its unique attractions come unique challenges
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Welcome for capital increase but fears over frozen research spending
The capital budget for science will be increased to 拢1.1 billion in 2015-16 and maintained in real terms until the end of the decade, the chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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Less than zero: Ursula Huws on when capitalism quit caring for workers
The Cold War鈥檚 end and the internet鈥檚 rise freed employers to go global, leaving workers worldwide wobbling, says Ursula Huws
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How zero-hours won the world
When employers were freed go global, workers worldwide wobbled, says Ursula Huws
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Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War, by Joy Rohde
Michael Patrick Cullinane on the military-academic complex
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Student loan forecasts 鈥榗onsistently鈥 wrong, says NAO
Ministers have been accused of 鈥渋ndustrial scale incompetence鈥 after a damning report on student loans was released by the public spending watchdog
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IT skills and links between industry and universities vital, says Clarke
The government's commitment to a fundamental shift in the relationship between higher education and business was reinforced at a skills launch on Tuesday. Charles Clarke, secretary of state for...
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Risk Savvy: How To Make Good Decisions, by Gerd Gigerenzer
A good grasp of basic statistics will help us to make the right life choices, finds Omar Malik
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Young universities鈥 secrets of success
Five youthful institutions that have jettisoned tired thinking are blazing their own paths ahead