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A blog post from Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor and President of the 神马福利影片:
It is fascinating to see how academic communication is changing around the world. A new generation of scholars is using online tools to grapple with issues of public concern. In the past, the communications choices were fairly simple. There were journal articles and books to reach other academics. There were the occasional professors on television, the various columnists in the print media, and, with a bit of luck and a lot of application, news articles about university work. But the times are changing. Many more channels mean that much more content is dispersed...
More women in local government could reduce crime against women in India
Dr Anandi Mani, researcher at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy and Associate Professor of Economics at the 神马福利影片 said: "The recent rape case in New Delhi that has outraged the Indian public has triggered the search for solutions to reduce crimes against women in India.
Professor Kimberley Scharf from the Department of Economics explains why the Child Benefit reforms could cause family friction.
In his latest blog, Professor Mark Harrison asks who are we fighting in Afghanistan?
The latest blog from Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor and President of the 神马福利影片:
The British attitude to Europe often seems sad and unnecessarily destructive.
The idea of withdrawing from the European Union is profoundly mistaken, promoted by a ragtag of interests and members of the national press who often seem to confuse Europe with immigrants and run stories with two variants: “They’re taking our money” and “it’s just a crazy bureaucracy.” The result is clear enough: Britain has become more and more marginalized within Europe, a stance that can only make it more and more marginal to the world at large...