John Knox, by Jane Dawson
A fine new biography of the Protestant zealot opens up the vast panorama of the Reformation, finds Lucy Wooding
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Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, by Robert D. Putnam
How can the US re-engage with notions of social justice and equal opportunity? Angelia R. Wilson analyses one response
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Sir Anthony Seldon: from Wellington to Buckingham
The headmaster of the independent college reflects on his move to the helm of a private university
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Why do scientists struggle to reproduce results?
Researchers face pressure to hype and report selectively, says Dorothy Bishop
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End of the road for the 2:1 brigade?
GPA degree classifications are coming, but will getting a ‘4.25’ ever match up to a first?
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Grant winners –?4 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Denmark moots fair trade-off on gender
Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen
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Open for business: language skills can make a world of difference
Learning to read foreign literature and communicate in a practical sense can be mutually reinforcing, says Brian Bloch
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Welcome to Canada – but don’t expect to make friends
Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed
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News in brief –?4 June 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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Laurie Taylor –?4 June 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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What a Tory government means for universities
Nicola Dandridge on the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech and their impact on the sector
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The perils of juggling motherhood and academia
When Patty Ramirez became pregnant during her PhD she assumed she could ‘have it all’. The reality was far more stressful
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Steve Hilton: from the Big Society to a new design for life
Former Tory adviser on how his time at Stanford has transformed his thinking and why Moocs are indispensable