Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 30 July 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study

Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
We write in response to the article “Offa pushes sector to do more to widen access” (News, 16 July), which states that “investment in financial support such as scholarships will continue to decrease…...
Bureaucracy has become a hot topic after the recent publication of David Graeber’s book The Utopia of Rules (“Compliant captives in a paper cage”, Features, 21 May). In terms of form-filling, I would...
Can we blame technology for the social isolation of the humanities and social science research students (“Sector must address ‘dehumanising and isolating’ aspects of PhD study”, News, 9 July)? In my...
As managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection, the only US academic journal on mystery, detective and crime fiction, I share Richard Bradford’s concern (“Beaten to a pulp”, Culture, 4 June)...
Nick Hillman has overlooked the effect of geographical mobility on social mobility in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s (“They would walk 500 miles”, Features, 23 July). Moving to another city also involved...
I was pleased to be informed by Jack Grove’s article “Tinkering helps to dial in the joy of learning” (Campus close-up, 23 July) that Saeed Reza Taghizadeh at London Metropolitan University is...
The review of Jeff Scheible’s book on punctuation appears to have overlooked the full stop that punctuates the volume’s hardcover price: £52.50 (“Little things mean a lot”, Books, 23 July). At a...
You report renewed interest in charging variable tuition fees depending on an assessment of the value of the subject being studied (“Would students swallow fees varying by subject?”, Analysis, 23...

Data show link between international collaboration, mobility and high-impact research

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

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