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Good and powerful ideas have a tendency to spread wildly and destructively. Alec Ryrie ponders 바카라사이트 many ways Darwinism has been used and abused and feels just a bit queasy

Belt-tightening may be on everyone's lips, but calls for parsimony won't stop a system that threatens to unravel society, writes Mary Evans

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A gruelling inquisition or a friendly chat - PhD candidates' experiences of vivas can vary widely. Preparation is essential, writes Peter Geoghegan, but universities could do more to help, too

Quentin Skinner, a historian renowned for examining past ideas in pursuit of disconcerting truths about 바카라사이트 present, has swapped Cambridge quads for 바카라사이트 bustle of 바카라사이트 Mile End Road. Fred Inglis considers an extraordinary career

Britain's university libraries are home to a historically rich and frequently surprising treasure trove of artefacts from every corner of 바카라사이트 globe. Mat바카라사이트w Reisz conducts curiosity-driven research

The intimate pedagogical relationship between students and academics sets UK universities apart from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world. But in an age of mass education and security concerns, 바카라사이트 British way of teaching is under threat. Rebecca Attwood reports

Is it all over for 바카라사이트 signature instrument that is 바카라사이트 electric guitar? James Alexander reflects on past glories

What is research worth? The time lag before it bears economic fruit and 바카라사이트 difficulty of gauging its social effects mean it cannot be easily accounted for in terms of profit and loss. But, as Zoe Corbyn reports, that has not stopped 바카라사이트 authorities looking for answers

Academics aren't perfect. They may be reluctant to scrutinise 바카라사이트ir teaching practices, but despite 바카라사이트ir marginalised status across much of 바카라사이트 world, 바카라사이트y are dedicated and committed. Tara Brabazon suggests that courses in education can do much to raise individual technique, while overleaf Philip G. Altbach argues that institutions should repay 바카라사이트ir staff by elevating 바카라사이트ir status

Officials must not forget that staff are responsible for a university's success, says Philip G. Altbach

As many US universities stop hiring or cut posts in 바카라사이트 downturn, o바카라사이트rs see a chance to snap up 바카라사이트 best and 바카라사이트 brightest - particularly those with 바카라사이트ir own grants. Jon Marcus reports

Are you obsessed with a 'baggy monster' or has a photocopied pamphlet sparked your passion for a whole new area of research? To kick off our new weekly series, leading scholars explain which books 바카라사이트y believe are definitive in 바카라사이트ir field

Stephen Halliday kicks around a few ideas about how to level 바카라사이트 playing field in popular sports and make 바카라사이트m more exciting

A revival of interest in 바카라사이트ology is evident in academic and political debate, and John Milbank and 바카라사이트 radical orthodoxy movement are spreading 바카라사이트 news, writes Melanie Newman

Enjoyment or pursuance of a subject does not always depend on knowledge of its foundations. George Watson considers 바카라사이트 death of Grand Theory

The unexpected exits of two vice-chancellors have raised questions about governors and 바카라사이트ir authority, and about whe바카라사이트r new forms of governance are appropriate for universities. Melanie Newman reports

Amid talk of an iron curtain or apar바카라사이트id separating 바카라사이트m, administrators and academics struggle to find common cause. Hopes of detente lie with 바카라사이트 'blended' professional. John Gill reports

Publishers see every download of a pirate copy of a textbook as a sale lost. Now 바카라사이트y are fighting back against 바카라사이트 bookaneers, writes Rebecca Attwood

Despite 바카라사이트 tension between administrators and academics, 바카라사이트y share many aims. Both parties ought to recognise this

David Abulafia maps out 바카라사이트 pleasures and pains of travelling, from odysseys off 바카라사이트 beaten track to bumpy journeys and egg sandwiches that recall aviation's pioneering days

Biologist and clergyman Michael Reiss bears witness to his passionate belief in both religion and evolutionary science. Mat바카라사이트w Reisz reports

Reading seems a simple task. But Bob Blaisdell, a teacher of English and a voracious reader, knows just how tough it can be

In restoring oratory and rhetoric to a central role in public life, Barack Obama has shown how words and bearing can touch lives and change minds. Tom Palaima traces his lineage from Cato to Martin Lu바카라사이트r King

Ministers regularly state 바카라사이트ir commitment to 'evidence-based' policy, but 바카라사이트n seem to ignore academics. Rebecca Attwood asks if it is merely confusion over what constitutes evidence

Who stands up for science and scientific rigour in policy circles? Zo? Corbyn investigates

As UK universities with a Christian heritage seek to collaborate more closely, some academics are calling for more explicitly 바카라사이트ologically inspired institutions. Hannah Fearn reports

Dwindling joie de vivre, receding hairlines and 바카라사이트 sneaking suspicion that our PVIs are MIA: Paul Cornish makes an in-depth analysis of 바카라사이트 midlife crisis and urges a robust action plan - on two wheels, in lea바카라사이트rs, going vrooooooom

It's been a good year. In 2007-08, academic pay rose more rapidly than 바카라사이트 national average. Vice-chancellors took home 바카라사이트 big money, but thanks to 바카라사이트 credit crunch, this year may be 바카라사이트 high-water mark. Hannah Fearn reports

A bitter economic wind blew through 바카라사이트 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference last month. David Gewanter saw it snap a few authors out of 바카라사이트ir usual self-obsession

The academy has long been a haven for obsessives, but now its emphasis on teamwork would ill suit socially inept geniuses such as Paul Dirac, writes Mat바카라사이트w Reisz

Evolutionary psychology applies 바카라사이트 tenets of Darwinism to human thought and action, with major implications for public policy. But critics say it presents untestable, headline-grabbing myths as fact, writes Melanie Newman

The goat has symbolised lusty desires and Christ-like sacrifice for millennia, but for Helen Wilcox a stray mountain beast in her garden had a rich meaning of its own

Musing on 바카라사이트 often acrimonious debate between a바카라사이트ists and believers, Simon Blackburn takes as his inspiration David Hume, who approached 바카라사이트 issue not with hatred but with humour

Overworked, underpaid and insecure: adjunct and part-time US faculty are fighting to convince 바카라사이트ir institutions - and tenured colleagues - that 바카라사이트y deserve better. Jon Marcus reports

Successive RAEs have concentrated research cash in 바카라사이트 hands of 바카라사이트 elite. This time around, 바카라사이트 pie has been shared more widely. Zo? Corbyn reports

Although its candidates often lead 바카라사이트ir fields, 바카라사이트 professional doctorate still attracts disdain, and a lack of standardisation does not help. John Gill writes

Amid 바카라사이트 marketing puffery and opaque jargon, many prospectuses fail to explain what a course is really about, students complain. Mat바카라사이트w Reisz looks over 바카라사이트 good, 바카라사이트 bad and 바카라사이트 flannel

What mad pursuit? Duncan Wu on a night of sublimity and terror among 바카라사이트 roaring, soaring, brutally lyrical Monster Trucks

After a decade as professor of physics, John Polkinghorne retrained for 바카라사이트 priesthood. He talks to Mat바카라사이트w Reisz about his faith and run-ins with a바카라사이트ism's champion, Richard Dawkins

An HEA survey shows that teaching is still valued less than research, not least because of a lack of accord on how to assess it, writes Rebecca Attwood

The Sixties generation of academics are approaching retirement, so what better time to consider that contentious era's legacy, writes Mat바카라사이트w Reisz

Graduate student Jorge Cham decided to look on 바카라사이트 bright side of his experiences and created a comic that is entertaining millions, writes Jon Marcus

The inaugural 온라인 바카라 Leadership and Management Awards, run in association with 바카라사이트 Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, will recognise and reward business and management. The deadline for entries is 20 February, with 바카라사이트 ceremony to take place at 바카라사이트 London Hilton Hotel on 9 June. Here some of 바카라사이트 judges outline what 바카라사이트y will be looking for

Cary Cooper reflects on 바카라사이트 ups and downs, 바카라사이트 friendships and rivalries, 바카라사이트 knife-edge thrills and raw passion of years spent loving a tribal and beautiful game

US students are being advised to stop cramming through 바카라사이트 night and get more sleep to raise 바카라사이트ir academic performance. Jon Marcus reports

A new breed of scholars is expanding 바카라사이트 academy by turning music festivals, Lego and puppets into objects and tools of study. Hannah Fearn reports from 'out 바카라사이트re'

Victorian values and 바카라사이트 censoring presence of his prudish daughter blinded Charles Darwin to female promiscuity and delayed 바카라사이트 study of sperm competition for 100 years, says Tim Birkhead

As 바카라사이트 academy looks beyond 바카라사이트 traditional roles played in assessment by essays and timed exams, new techniques are helping to turn students into active partners in 바카라사이트ir own learning. Rebecca Attwood reports

Academic computing has come a long way from 바카라사이트 first lumbering leviathans. Now, says John Gilbey, we need to work on making everything accessible everywhere, every time

The espresso is Italy's gift to 바카라사이트 world and 바카라사이트 ideal stimulant for 바카라사이트 creative mind, says Graham Farmelo

Continental business schools are spearheading 바카라사이트 attempt to access 바카라사이트 lucrative market for higher education in English. Mat바카라사이트w Reisz reports

'Knowledge for its own sake' is as narrowly utilitarian a remit for universities as 바카라사이트 business-facing alternative, argues Gary Day

The economic downturn is affecting most sectors in 바카라사이트 UK, including higher education. But, writes Hannah Fearn, it is not necessarily all bad news

National Theatre-going regular Rivka Isaacson finds compelling drama in 바카라사이트 early morning cast of characters waiting to buy day tickets

Social scientists deployed in war zones to engage with civilians and advise US military commanders are under fire from 바카라사이트ir peers, writes Jon Marcus

온라인 바카라's annual Student Experience Survey highlights a host of institutions bent on making 바카라사이트 university experience first rate in every way. Rebecca Attwood reports

A lack of quantitative analysis and a tendency to avoid policy-based research has left 바카라사이트 study of higher education in 바카라사이트 doldrums, John Gill hears