‘Sexist’ peer review causes storm online
Sussex researcher speaks of ‘disbelief’ at comments over paper on gender bias
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Shit happens at the semester finish line
Carol Hay and John Kaag make one final heroic push in the final straight of the academic year
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Pressured peers
In thinking about the merits or otherwise of peer review (“Slay peer review ‘sacred cow’, says former BMJ chief”, 21 April), I can say that in my own specialist field, I’ve had some very good...
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100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 results
Ranking of universities under 50 years old shows a dip in UK’s strength in depth and Swiss on a roll
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The Great Divide, by Joseph Stiglitz
Rising inequality can be addressed without taking to the barricades, Victoria Bateman suggests
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Would John Williams’ Stoner survive today?
A tale of quiet devotion to scholarship seems all the more poignant given the relentless nature of today’s academy, says Rachel Carey
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REF is a misery for early career researchers, survey finds
Young academics cite bullying, pressure to publish and casualisation as downsides of assessment exercise
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Examiners give hugely different marks
Study finds inconsistencies in grading for borderline 2:1 and 2:2 essays
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University financial health check 2015
Which institutions are building the reserves to cushion potential shocks from uncapped student recruitment and rocketing research costs?
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Help your research to hit the headlines
Journalists who set the news agenda have short attention spans. By helping them, researchers can help to get coverage for their work
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Unite to fight for common goals, NUS president-elect tells activists
Megan Dunn sets out priorities as she defends the right to occupy
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Press rewind on political thinkers to fast-forward, seminar hears
Academics at a British Academy event discuss the purpose of the history of political thought
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Campus close-up: New College of the Humanities
The marks of private provider’s first cohort of graduates make Anthony Grayling feel more vindicated than ever
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Vote? Why bother?
In this general election, visiting the polling station seems more pointless than ever, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, by Caryl Churchill
A staging of the 1647 Putney Debates poses inconvenient questions about political means and ends, says Liz Schafer