A Motley mirror image

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Ann Oakely's novel 'Overheads' focuses on the repressive bureaucracy of administration and teaching in UK universities in the 1990's. The novel focuses on the competition between teaching and research and the under-resourcing of higher education, as well as the university system's lack of accountability. Academics are shown to have become swamped by bureaucratic strategies, with Oakley admitting that her experiences as a college professor have been fictionalised as a form of therapy.

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Feminism isn't ready to be swept under the carpet

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The changing face of gender studies is explored by Ann Oakley to mark International Women's Day. Women in the developed world today are less likely to be married, more likely to be employed outside the home and more likely to be older and single mothers of fewer children than women in the 1960s.

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Take a look at the evidence

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Issues concerning measures taken by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Center to review the quality of academic research are discussed. Particular attention is given to the open character of the inquiry.

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