Metrics are no substitute for good research management
You can’t measure human skills the way you do engineering systems, Robert Dingwall and Mary Byrne McDonnell observe
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Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
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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 (“New MA ‘too critical of...
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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’s 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 (“Dispel illusion of PhDs leading to jobs for life, says Royal Societyâ€, 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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‘Sexist’ peer review causes storm online
Sussex researcher speaks of ‘disbelief’ 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 ‘academic’ words that have just made it into the dictionary
New edition of Collins English Dictionary contains raft of new terms
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Surprising responses to Hamlet Africa tour
Researcher finds reactions to Shakespeare performance vary wildly across continent
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The Francis Crick Institute: science and serendipity
Is the biomedical research facility dubbed ‘Sir Paul’s cathedral’ built on sound foundations?