Concern over tacit conflicts of interest in PLoS ONE peer reviews
Loughborough academic alleges ‘process problem’ with journal’s trust-based system
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From precarious contract to exhilarating start-up
Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom
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Big bonus for Arizona State president (and he’s not the only one)
Michael Crow is among a growing band of US university leaders whose pay is performance-related
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THE Award-winning lecturer gives boredom the boot
Simon Kemp sends students on ISO 14001 module into big firms to audit and learn
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Grant winners - 30 January 2014
Royal SocietyUniversity Research FellowshipsAward winner: Pascal-Antoine ChristinInstitution: University of SheffieldValue: £451,518Fine-scale genetics of large-scale evolutionary innovationAward...
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Jonathan Lowe, 1950-2014
One of the leading philosophers of his generation has died
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THE Scholarly Web - 30 January 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Delivering a higher dose of evidence to help nurses
Who got that job? Lesley Lowes on becoming chair of clinical nursing practice at Cardiff University. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Senior disservice
As a University of Cambridge graduate in June 2012 at the ripe old age of 64, I, too, take great exception to Jeremy Paxman’s harrumphing and growling at the mature students on University Challenge (...
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In the clear with clarity
I was disappointed to read that the rise in the complexity and number of complaints and academic appeals relating to students’ marks is being reported as a result of the rise in tuition fees (“Marked...
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Very rich tones
Re: Patricia Smyth’s letter “High and arbitrary fees” (23 January) about the British Museum’s practice of charging steep fees for the use of images it holds.We have experienced this in relation to...
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Keep opportunities alive
I am concerned to learn that the plans to reduce the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills budget may require a significant reduction in the student opportunity fund.Many institutions use...
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Facts behind the numbers
As any good undergraduate journalism or public relations student knows, there are lies, damn lies and statistics.The article “Booms and busts follow in the wake of big bang” (23 January) on full-time...
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Bruce Scharlau, Zenon Stavrinides, Roy Turner, James Underwood and Sharon Wheeler...
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