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why people fall for pseudoscience (and how...
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young scientists need to fight for their...
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academics: leave your ivory towers and pitch your...
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making media stars of women academics
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academics concerned over 039exploitative039 global...
Lumbered with the legwork without a proper say,scientists from developing countries want more...
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which philosopher would fare best in a present day...
They thought,therefore they were, and that was that. But if they’d been assessed by the Ref, or...
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dementia scientists are leaving the field in...
Dementia is now a government priority but 70% of researchers leave four years after their PhD. We...
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business schools must not cater to their funders
commerce schools are so concerned with making organisations function better that they’re...
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humanities research is groundbreaking, life...
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From digital archives to 3D modelling,humanities research has undergone a technological revolution ...
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why do white working class boys shun university?
The government has ordered universities to focus on this underrepresented group,but ministers simply...
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My Indiana Jones moment: the day I uncovered an...
The discovery of a simple mislabelling of a painting in the British Library has led to a series of...
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