Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia? They鈥檙e all about academia
And Lord of the Rings is about being a PhD student, explains Jeremy Singer
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Credit where it鈥檚 due
Georgia Institute of Technology research reveals extent of 鈥榞host鈥 and 鈥榞uest鈥 authoring
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The brain trust, promoted to high office
Scholars imagine a government formed of academics
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Metrics are no substitute for good research management
You can鈥檛 measure human skills the way you do engineering systems, Robert Dingwall and Mary Byrne McDonnell observe
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Advancement rests on research record
You report that a black philosopher claims that he was rejected for a full-time job because his proposed black studies course was too challenging to white-dominated academia (鈥淣ew MA 鈥榯oo critical of...
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Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
From accent intolerance to 鈥榖amboo ceilings鈥, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
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Instant results: a brainstorming success story
Andrew Palmer on using the thinktank approach to solve problems that conventional research could take years to answer
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In praise of PowerPoint
Philip Moriarty stands up for the much-maligned presentation tool
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Priced out: housing cost headaches for universities and staff
How can institutions hire and hold top scholars when homes in their cities are out of reach to academics?
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Lego at Cambridge is much more than child鈥檚 play
Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education
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Make sense of science
The Royal Society has recently published guidance on the career expectations of doctoral students in the sciences (鈥淒ispel illusion of PhDs leading to jobs for life, says Royal Society鈥, News, 18/25...
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Student survey rates teaching qualifications above research activity
Hepi/HEA Student Academic Experience Survey results may intensify pressure on staff to gain formal accreditation
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鈥楽exist鈥 peer review causes storm online
Sussex researcher speaks of 鈥榙isbelief鈥 at comments over paper on gender bias
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Q&A with Curt Rice
We speak to an American linguist who will become the first foreigner to head a Norwegian institution of higher education
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Ten 鈥榓cademic鈥 words that have just made it into the dictionary
New edition of Collins English Dictionary contains raft of new terms