Professors look in the mirror - not all like what they see
Jack Grove reports from the SRHE annual conference on efforts to clarify an ‘unclearly defined’ role
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Part-timers don't get support they need or credit they deserve
Part-time teachers are not getting the support they require from university departments, despite their growing importance within the academy.
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With Raspberry Pi, UK can have chips with everything
Cambridge tech to boost students’ computer skills captures imagination of British public. Chris Parr reports
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Nice place: Pops bought it for me
David Willetts points to the price paid by Ivy League for donor cash. David Matthews writes
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Sometimes a great notion won't be a nice little earner
MPs told that universities can’t always take their IP straight to the bank. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Good in the lab, but bad at making firm friends
Principal investigators on large research projects do not have the necessary skills to foster strong relationships between the academy and business, according to a council member of the Arts and...
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Cops and lobbyists clash over right to bear (hidden) arms
Sandy Hook shootings likely to fuel debate over carrying weapons on campus. Jon Marcus reports
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Private reservations about a very public consultation
Behind closed doors, elite institutions were highly critical of White Paper reforms, finds John Morgan
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Analysis - Outreach - Inferior reach of fighters in poor's corner
‘Mixed economy’ for initiatives makes a difference but national ambit is missing. Jack Grove reports
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A house divided can't stand
Fawzi Ibrahim implores the UCU to work collectively to save itself from political turmoil and financial meltdown
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Unhappily ever after
Nick Petford tells a festive tale of the ivory-tower dwellers convinced that the sky is falling in on their world
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Walls and boundaries
Live tweeting at conferences is on the rise as audience members share with online followers, but some think it improper, impolite and plain rude. Chris Parr navigates the new-media rules
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Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem
At last, a book exploring the impact of literature on the non-academic reader, writes Chris Jones
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Gender, Inequality, and Wages
Francine Blau was one of the first academic economists to focus her research on the relative position of women in the labour market, and she is clearly among the best. This book is the ninth in the...
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Warriors of the Cloisters: The Central Asian Origins of Science in the Medieval World
In the history of science writ large, the scientific revolution has deeper roots than we once thought. Although it would have been difficult to imagine even two generations ago, scholarly consensus...