Download the podcastGrant application success rates, feared cuts to the research budget, this week’s THE books section and scholars’ favourite portrayals of academia in literature are all discussed...
John Sutherland, Sarah Churchwell and others pick books that capture truths about the sector
Ten branches demand sector conference as union fails to escalate industrial action in response to pay docking threats in marking boycott
I write in response to the article on whether post-publication peer review can endure the legal action launched by a US scientist who claims that anonymous comments posted on Pub Peer cost him a job...
Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby
The London university, which was awarded £114 million, heads the list of grant winners in a ‘difficult funding climate’
Fewer applications prompt concerns over drop in funding and inflationary pressures
Dean of Swansea School of Management used ‘unsupportive’ language to dismiss student complaints
Chris Cobb and Maurice Frankel debate the pros and cons
One-way secrets in a gripping exchange between a Kenyan and an Africanist trouble Joanna Lewis
Senior lecturer William Brown awaits professional conduct verdict as an earlier inquiry on a retracted paper is queried
Consultation questions need for the body after it blocked the appointment of Griff Rhys Jones as chancellor
The conclusions of an inquiry into allegations against William Taylor, the former chair of governors, will not be shared
Financial modelling likely to include cuts to research budget although student support most ‘vulnerable’ after 2015
UCU passes motion as government guarantees £230 million public bond to fund Waterside campus