Nominative indeterminism
When lists of academics with unusual names are made, Professor Richard Titball (how could his parents, how could they?), the microbiologist from the University of Exeter, usually gets a mention (“...
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The week in higher education – 27 August 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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News blog: would academics pay for HEA membership?
The TEF is likely to prove critical in deciding the fate of higher education’s teaching champion, says Chris Havergal
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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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Too much academic networking revolves around football and drink
Opportunities for informal scholarly interaction often leave many academics on the sidelines, says Jenny Pickerill
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More than gold: university rankings and the Olympics
Maria Yudkevich, Philip Altbach and Laura Rumbley examine the parallels between the grading of global institutions and sport
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Let’s be more frank with colleagues and students
Being head of undergraduate studies was an eye-opener for Stephen Curry
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 27 August 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study
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Laurie Taylor – 27 August 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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REF inclusion by ethnicity and gender
Minority scholars less likely to be submitted to research excellence framework
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More than half of psychology papers are not reproducible
Initiative to replicate findings of 100 prominent studies raises further questions about health of discipline
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Give PhD students credit where it's due
As the trend for mass-authored papers in science spreads to other fields, PhD students’ work is still going unacknowledged