No 'touchy-feely'? How macho...
Pair say idolisation of 'unfettered male reason' drives critics of 'therapy culture'. Melanie Newman reports
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Burn down the straw man
Mistrust of 'business' is misplaced: treated with respect, it can help to create knowledge, explains David Docherty
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Stuck on the sidelines
David Gauntlett says the AHRC needs to put its researchers back on the field and stop positioning them as mere spectators of culture
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Hot papers in pharmacology and toxicology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Hot Papers, 2007-09
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Jennifer to the rescue
In a surprise move, our Head of Personal Development, Jennifer Doubleday, has leapt to the defence of the beleaguered Quality Assurance Agency."I'm sure that Mr Phil Willis is a nice man," she told...
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There's no need to be charitable over external governor appointments
The widely held assumption that university councils must have a majority of external members is incorrect, writes Nicholas Bamforth
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We'll be all right (probably)
Let's stop panicking and let the swine flu experts do their job, says Kevin Fong
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Standards issue can't be evaded
That v-cs cannot admit to even understanding MPs' worries about quality and consistency bodes ill for the UK's reputation
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From where I sit - Risky business is a busted flush
In our household, which is made up of one journalist and one journalist-turned-academic, we have been saying for months: "Wait until the fallout from universities' failed investments is made public."...
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Harold Hankins, 1930-2009
Harold Hankins, the engineer who steered the former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (Umist) through challenging times, has died.Born on 18 October 1930, he attended Crewe...
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Trac isn't the enemy - underfunding is
My colleague Thomas Docherty is wrong ("Total disclosure a sign of the academy's time-and-motion sickness", 30 July).The Transparent Approach to Costing (Trac) is not a time-and-motion study. Time-...
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Points on freedom
I am pleased that Times Higher Education has chosen to stimulate the debate on academic freedom ("What is freedom? Choosing your v-c", 30 July). In the spirit of academic freedom, I wish reply to the...
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Brand values
In light of the sector's commercialisation, the articles by Robert Mighall and Jonathan Baldwin on branding were useful ("What sets you apart?" 23 July).Branding is not just relevant to the...
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Basic maths? No such thing
Hooray! At long last we've heard the real truth about mathematics ("Artists may hold the formula for a renaissance in maths", 23 July).I have been teaching primary school mathematics for the past...