Using statistics can improve clinical trials and outcomes
More use of data would mean better treatments and fewer tears, says Dimitris Bertsimas, who learned the lesson at first hand
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A REF change that would lose telling details
Nobody likes bureaucracy, but detail can matter. In the case of the research excellence framework, the process of choosing and submitting individual units of research for assessment is complex and...
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糖心Vlogr鈥檚 DNA
Ian Goldin, quoted in the article 鈥淢ultidisciplinary research 鈥榗areer suicide鈥 for junior academics鈥 (News, 3 May), seems to view top journals as highly specialised. I know that Science and Nature...
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Open for debate
I wish to address five misconceptions in Ron Iphofen鈥檚 feature 鈥淪afety is more important than privacy鈥 (28 April): 1. Human rights concerns hobble anti-terrorist surveillanceThere is no evidence that...
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Grain of salt needed
Re 鈥淣SS manipulation claims 鈥榬aise questions鈥 about data reliability鈥 (News, 26 May). There is simply bad teaching in universities; I have found that myself and have reported the misuse of statistics...
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Vodka ironic, please
Craig Brandist (鈥淭he risks of Soviet-style managerialism in UK universities鈥, Opinion, 5 May) highlights the striking similarity between Soviet industrial management and the current administration of...
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Grant winners 鈥 2 June 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Higher education: we need to talk about market exit
Plans for handling institutional failure face scrutiny as storm clouds gather and universities stockpile for a rainy day
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Interview with Yvonne Roberts
The noted journalist discusses political bias on TV news reporting and the importance of students discovering their own voice
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Mark Pluciennik, 1953-2016
A prominent and wide-ranging archaeologist has died
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Virtual reality: could it revolutionise higher education?
With truly immersive headsets now on the market, academics are beginning to explore how to use the technology for teaching
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PhD: The Musical 鈥 coming soon to a university near you
With PhD students now presenting doctoral findings in the form of a cabaret or video documentary, is it time to ditch the thesis and viva? asks Jack Grove