Self-reflective study: the rise of ‘mesearch’
Emma Rees investigates research where selfhood and scholarship are intertwined
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Uclan sets aside £2.8m to cover losses overseas
University says that provision should be seen in context of a £10 million surplus across the institution as a whole
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Two tribes? Science and art are more like than unalike
The case for research funding in the humanities is stronger if we recognise the similarities, argues David Eastwood
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Strasbourg upholds sacked scholar’s right to criticise management
European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of a whistleblowing Latvian academic
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How to Write a Thesis, by Umberto Eco
This guide gets right to the heart of the virtues that make a scholar, Robert Eaglestone discovers
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19 March 2015
Self-reflective study - The rise of ‘mesearch’
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Jacqueline Baxter, Costica Bradatan, Luke Brunning, Megan Crawford and Sandra Leaton Gray...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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World in brief – 19 March 2015
Source: AlamyUnited StatesCommunity college intake still shrinkingThere has been a continued nationwide decline in community college enrolment in the US, a report has found. According to the latest...
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Roger Morgan, 1932-2015
A major figure in establishing the discipline of European studies in the UK has died
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Q&A with Dame Carol Robinson
We speak to the L’Oréal-Unesco For Women In Science European Laureate for 2015
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Aspiring doctor, heal thyself
PhD candidates and bloggers offer hard-won advice on self-care
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Grant winners – 19 March 2015
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Chris JarroldInstitution: University of BristolValue: £193,065The development of procedural working memoryAward winner: Ai-Lan...
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News in brief – 19 March 2015
Consumer lawUniversities warnedUniversities have been warned by the Competition and Markets Authority that they “may be in breach of consumer law” if they fail to meet obligations to students. The...
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Extremists on campus shock
We can exclusively reveal that a high-level investigation into the possible presence of “extremists” on our campus has detected at least four members of academic staff who not only display an...
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The week in higher education – 19 March 2015
Scottish universities will not be subject to the same government rules on preventing “non-violent extremism” as their English and Welsh counterparts. The government’s Prevent guidance, which sets out...