If trust is lost, future promises naught but troubles for research
Peter Geoghegan discusses the Boston College-Belfast Project case and its ramifications for academic freedom and social inquiry
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Sleeping beauties awake
Linguists and revivalists worldwide have much to learn from Hebrew's remarkable, hybridic modern-day rebirth, says Ghil'ad Zuckermann
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Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam
As a new exhibition illuminates the creative expressions of a Muslim ritual, James Piscatori explores its spiritual dimension
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Diary
Bury St Edmunds and touringBlock Party: inspired by the art of the tailorPattern cutting - whereby tailors transform flat blocks into three- dimensional forms - has long been a source of artistic...
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The Pick - David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
Credit: Royal Academy of ArtsDavid Hockney: A Bigger PictureRoyal Academy of Arts, London 21 January to 9 April"Do you remember Walt Disney's Fantasia?" asks the artist in Martin Gayford's marvellous...
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'Death' jumper slams Poppleton
"I blame alumni relations." That was the shock statement made by former Poppleton student Derek Winkworth after he was found this Tuesday morning at the foot of the university cooling tower following...
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Rethink REF boycott, Exeter branch urges union
The University and College Union has been urged by some of its members to reconsider its policy of boycotting the research excellence framework.
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Make it easier to whistleblow while you work
Bullying and fear of being fired may deter staff from lifting lid on scientific misconduct. Jack Grove writes
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Leader: Don't be shy...tell it like it is
Whether for or against reforms in England, vice-chancellors are duty bound to marshal evidence and clarify their position publicly
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Research intelligence - To market, to market, to use the fat data
Institute at vanguard of innovation strategy aims to link scholars and entrepreneurs. Simon Baker writes
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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French state memo signals volte-face on work visas
Ministry bows to academic pressure and reverses stricter post-study rules. Clea Caulcutt reports
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The week in higher education
• The University and College Union's general secretary is a pensions "defeatist" ignoring the case for another "magnificent strike", according to some on the union's Left. Sally Hunt, the UCU general...
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From where I sit - On the outside, looking out
On the Friday before Christmas I was called into the dean's office and seated opposite five senior Japanese men in suits. The man from personnel handed me my new three-year full-time contract with a...
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Appointments
University of California, BerkeleyGeoff MarcyA pioneering planet hunter has been appointed to the Watson and Marilyn Alberts chair in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at the University of...