Gold rush too fast, too furious
On open access as in other areas of reform, the coalition has failed to heed the maxim that slow and steady wins the race
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Leicester 'milks' Richard III discovery
Critics say university’s announcement should have gone out to peer review, not a press conference
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Pratibha Gai’s award-winning focus
L’Oréal-Unesco laureate discusses microscopes and maternal leave
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THE Scholarly Web - 14 February 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Will Moocs fail to give students help they need?
Massive open online courses’ lack of study support, for-profit aims may not be ethical, Online and Open-Access Learning in Higher Education conference hears
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News in brief
Teaching fundingIt looks down, but it’s up: HefceEngland’s funding council has unveiled the sector’s total funding for 2013-14, stating that funding per student is on the rise. On 7 February the...
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Willetts 'should have done open-access homework'
‘Summer reading lists’ no basis for policy, says don
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14 February 2013
High-speed, unplanned - Is open access suffering from a lack of joined-up thinking?
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From where I sit - English imperialism
The practical reality for many German academics and researchers is that publishing in English is becoming progressively more vital for their careers. However, some German linguists are railing...
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Cake mystery resolved
Our Head of Marketing, Graham Flair, has explained the logic behind the news that many universities (including Poppleton) have increased their marketing spend by as much as 22 per cent and plan still...
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Valentine’s Day romcoms - with a twist
Davina Quinlivan looks beyond Hollywood to offbeat indie films’ world of dogs, robots, dolls and true love against the odds
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Mustn't ask, mustn't tell
David Erdos believes a bid to tighten European data protection will have a chilling impact on social science and humanities research
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The servant of two masters: knowledge and news cycles
Maintaining scholarly rigour amid demands for details about the discovery of Richard III was no easy task, but Lin Foxhall enjoyed it
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Hesa data show decline in technician numbers
Managerial staff one of few growth areas in HE employment
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THE podcast: 14 February 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanRichard III, open access and the German REF are among the topics covered on this week’s THE podcast issue review. Chris Parr is joined by reporters Paul Jump, David Matthews...