Fallen union leader calls for coalition of the willing
AAUP must stop navel-gazing and form alliances to protect staff, Gary Rhoades tells Jon Marcus
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Ethical donationsReject tobacco cash, urges CRUKDurham University has been asked by a senior official at Cancer Research UK to return funding from British American Tobacco. The firm donated £125,000...
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Research Intelligence - Bright young things with time to shine
Dale fellowships aim to empower new scholars to ask 'really difficult questions'. Paul Jump reports
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Research intelligence - Worth the paper it's written on?
How important are doctoral students to research - and vice versa? Jon Cartwright reports
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Research Intelligence - Briefing encounters
Pairing rapid-response scientific expertise with breaking news stories is the Science Media Centre's core mission. Paul Jump reports
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Seminal research is pulled for plagiarism
The introduction to a high-profile paper was largely lifted from a 2007 article. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Newcastle goes back to basics to avoid plagiarism
A faculty at the centre of an embarrassing plagiarism case has ordered senior researchers to check more carefully the drafts of papers written by inexperienced colleagues.The faculty of medical...
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Powered by the people
Independent 'citizen scientists' have always existed, says Darrel Ince, and our networked age of fast computing and open access is helping them to flourish - to the greater good of research
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Can't beat the real thing
Tutorials are vital for a quality learning experience, writes Tim Birkhead
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Built-in obsolescence
Much of the debate about the redeployment of postdocs displays a profound ignorance of the structure and mores of the postdoctoral research system. Because their skills are often highly specialised,...
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'Hopeless tide' of red tape threatens the future
The difficulties of securing grant funding as a young researcher are well documented.But just how tough life can be for those at the start of their careers has been highlighted by a scholar who says...
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Strength training and weight lifting
Professional coaching - a common tool in business - is just starting to make inroads in the academy. Matthew Reisz speaks to advocates of tailor-made tactics for defeating stress, stasis and discord
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Who let them in?
Advisers, administrators, trusted vice-chancellorial aides and henchmen: Mark Leach considers the rise of the 'policy wonks' and the mixed reception afforded a new force in the higher education...
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Jumping off the page
When Jorge Cham adapted his hugely popular PhD cartoon for film, he eschewed animation and hired real Caltech students and academics for his comically true-to-life doctoral tales. Paul Jump reports
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Inside Higher Ed: Job freefall, job recovery
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed