A host of universities now claim to be ‘civic’. But what does that really mean, and how can we tell? Over the past year, I have been part of a team at Sheffield Hallam University working to answer these questions. We have been exploring the idea of a ‘civic index’, following on from the Civic University Commission’s […]
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Is there life beyond Babel?
I’ve always been fascinated by the Babel story: the grandiose construction project left empty and unfinished as its makers lose the ability to understand each other…
Julian Dobson 