Presentations are a poor substitute for genuine student engagement If transferable skills must be taught at all, an anxiety-ridden exercise frequently done very poorly is not the way, says Gary Thomas By Gary Thomas 18 July
Academics must rebut policy-based ‘evidence’ Politicians’ false claims to be implementing evidence-based policy risk undermining academia’s reputation, says Gary Thomas By Gary Thomas 8 May
The academy must end its love affair with conferences The damage we’re doing to the environment by travelling to international conferences is no longer worth the benefit, argues Gary Thomas By Gary Thomas 1 September
Are older academics past their productive peak? A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they’ve contributed through the years By Wolfgang Stroebe 12 May
