Books interview: Brent Hayes Edwards
The professor of English and author of Epistrophies discusses the literary works that sing out to him
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糖心Vlog鈥檚 academic holiday guide 2017
With the holiday season upon us, five academics suggest some unique destinations you may want to consider 鈥 or perhaps not
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鈥楿nfortunately, our referees are not up to the job鈥
For those vacationing in Peer Review Land, Felipe聽Fern谩ndez-Armesto offers some help with the local lingo
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What are you reading? 鈥 13 July 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 13 July 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton.聽Finem respice!
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Holiday: the pause that refreshes
Academics may see their work as a calling, which makes it hard for them to switch off. But vacations are essential for well-being 鈥 and a bit of fun
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An age-old topic: to carry on or to step aside?
When is 鈥淭he right time to retire鈥 for academics? John Gill asks in his leader of 6聽July. I聽can see where there might be exceptions to the rule, enabling a聽professor to stay on, but having an age...
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Contact fallacies
Your story 鈥淯niversity applicants 鈥榚xpect more contact hours than at school鈥欌 (www.timeshighereducation.com, 4 July) reports survey findings that 60 per cent of new undergraduates expect to have more...
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Sufficient licence
In his letter 鈥淲orking the seams鈥 (15 June) arguing against robust European Union-wide text and data mining exceptions, Stephen Lotinga of the Publishers Association asserts that the likes of Google...
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No bats or cats?
Philosopher Stephen Mumford (鈥淭he truth is out there鈥, Features, 29聽June) is concerned about practical relevance in his subject, yet his 鈥渕etaphysics of absences鈥 seems limited to one room that lacks...