Thomas Docherty case cost University of Warwick over £43K
University says there are ‘lessons to be learned’ from professor’s tribunal
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Darius in the Shadow of Alexander, by Pierre Briant, translated by Jane Marie Todd
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on the Persian king who has always been sidelined by Alexander the Great
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UCU Left defiant on pension deal
Letter urges university staff to reject new pensions offer and renew strike action, despite warnings that success is unlikely
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Public engagement: hidden costs for research careers?
Some early career scholars feel there is not enough support for academics who reach out, say Richard Watermeyer and Jamie Lewis
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Monographs have to adapt to keep a place in the future
Geoffrey Crossick, author of the report ‘Monographs and Open Access’, argues that the format is resilient but must embrace open access
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Analysis: are EU students feeling the squeeze?
A comparison of student-to-staff ratios and spending per student across Europe
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More access to public funds for private college
‘Institution level’ designation granted to ifs University College in August makes it first to win the status since 2006
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Russia’s universities: rebuilding ‘collapsed stars’
Jack Grove reports from Moscow on bold plans to revive the country’s ailing higher education sector
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The rise of the medical humanities
Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism, by Judy Wajcman
It’s not machines but rather man that makes us dread the clock’s tick, Stina Lyon discovers
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From portfolios to portfolio careers: are arts students prepared?
Institutions must cater for the reality that graduates of arts-based courses are likely to work in ‘arts in the community’, says Judith Hills
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Careers at risk after case studies ‘game playing’, REF study suggests
Submission patterns reveal how institutions responded to rules
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Clamour for clarity on the reach of chief scientific adviser
Academics seek to determine role of Sir Mark Walport after announcement of Nurse review of research councils
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Why a controversial undercover cop should keep his academic post
Calls to sack Robert Lambert would deprive us of academic expertise, argues Stefano Bonino
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‘People should be allowed to say things we don’t like’, says MP
Liberal Democrat Julian Huppert decries ‘illiberal’ campuses and ‘selfish’ calls by v-cs to raise tuition fees