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57 results for Academia

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What’s the big idea?

8 December 2015

At these global institutions it’s the thought that counts. We’ve been to London, Nairobi, Madrid, Hong Kong and Washington to meet the researchers and academics that fill think-tanks with ideas and policies to direct those…

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Secrets to success

13 May 2021

From academia to property development, fashion, hospitality and sport, we’ve tapped some savvy leaders from Hong Kong to Tanzania for their tips on how to do business better, whether you’re starting out, looking to coll…

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The interview series 2014/15 part 04

20 November 2014

Croatia is a young nation still experiencing some of the growing pains of a multicultural society learning to get along. At the centre of much of its recent social progress has been productive politician and academic Vesna…

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The Urbanist - Cities and war

21 November 2013

Cities and war: we put on our flak jackets to speak to people from the worlds of architecture, the military and academia to find out what happens when a city gets caught in the crossfire.

Radio

The Way to Work - The View From Davos

14 February 2020

We’re at the World Economic Forum in Davos to learn about the future of work, with global leaders in business, government, academia and civil society. We’ll discuss how innovation and multi-sector co-operation can safeguard…

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Rebrand Britain

19 August 2010

Great Britain hasn’t seemed quite so great in recent years, its image damaged by unpopular wars and the banking crisis. But with the new coalition government bedded in and the Olympics on the horizon, experts from the…

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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 310: Dr Ewan Kirk

21 October 2022

The technology entrepreneur is perhaps best known for founding science-driven investment management firm Cantab Capital Partners. Kirk was previously a partner and head of the quantitative strategies group at Goldman Sachs…

Radio

Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: Margaret Reynolds

4 March 2021

Margaret Reynolds is a writer, critic, broadcaster, and professor of English at Queen Mary University of London. Away from academia she presents BBC Radio 4’s ‘Adventures in Poetry’ and has written for a number of national…

Radio

Meet the Writers - Timothy Ogene

5 December 2021

Timothy Ogene has a catalogue of academic achievements from some of the world’s most prestigious institutions. He currently lectures at Harvard University, as well as writing fiction and poetry and he tells Georgina Godwin…

Radio

Meet the Writers - Abdulrazak Gurnah and Zanzibar’s multicultural history

23 March 2025

The history of Zanzibar is prevalent in the work of Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, including his new release, ‘Theft’, which is set in the 1990s and explores themes of injustice, class and personal growth. Abdulrazak…

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Meet the Writers - Sandra Newman

19 November 2023

Joining Georgina Godwin in today’s episode is American author Sandra Newman, whose sixth novel, ‘Julia’, offers a bold feminist reinterpretation of George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’. The book expands upon the protag…

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Lessons in architecture

26 November 2016

Yesterday Riba announced the Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología building in Lima as the winner of its inaugural International Prize. It's a bold choice and a good one. For Lord Richard Rogers, who headed up the panel…

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A Little Push

17 October 2012

The Behavioural Insights Team – otherwise known as the Nudge Unit – is improving public services in the UK via clever tweaks of policy and subtle changes to the delivery of information. Monocle investigates the art of…

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Risky business

19 April 2018

When you get arrested in Saudi or into a scrap in Iraq, one company hopes you’ll call.

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A cut above

20 September 2018

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode’s executive president is helping to drive French fashion forever forward by focusing on education – as well as Paris Fashion Week, of course.

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Art market

20 October 2011

A report on a Naples gallery boosting the city's art reputation, an interview with collector and jewellery designer Julia Muggenburg, and Phillips de Pury's Latin American art sale.