A careless reference can do more damage than sticks and stones
Athene Donald warns referees about the unintended and potentially career-damaging effects of using certain words to describe women
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We're London Met, not 'EasyMet'
Marketing implores us to be "Proud to be London Met" - but now our vice-chancellor says that up to 50 per cent of our support services staff are "Not allowed to be London Met".We were staggered by...
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REF isn't blind to reality (1 of 2)
Miles Hewstone seems to think that the purpose of the research excellence framework is to produce a UK academic league table, whereas in fact it is an exercise in funding allocation and therefore...
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REF isn't blind to reality (2 of 2)
Excluding Greece from an assessment of the European Union economy, Heurelho Gomes from an evaluation of Tottenham Hotspur or poor performing companies from a trust portfolio appraisal is...
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Credit rating complexities
Much is made of a possible analogy between the case of Jules Hoffmann and Bruno Lemaitre and that of Selman Waksman and Albert Schatz ("Did Hoffmann take the Nobel for the team?", 22/29 December)....
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Firm blow in title fight
On 4 January, David Willetts "invited proposals for new types of university with a focus on science and technology and on postgraduates".This plan to allow what seem to be free-standing research...
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Keen oversight
I was reading your article on the University of Wales and its validation activities ("Boom and bust", 5 January) when my eye was drawn to a reference to the British Accreditation Council. I'd like to...
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Missing missions
Even though our economy is a small fraction of that of the US, the budgets of the National Science Foundation and Research Councils UK were more or less equal ($6 billion and £3 billion) as little as...
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Sloppy KIS? Spare us
Richard Partington is right ("Unregulated KIS data overload will baffle, not enlighten, students", 22/29 December). Of the many points he makes about Key Information Sets, there's an enduring...
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Bleak USS midwinter
Did readers see Universities Superannuation Scheme investment staff kissing Santa Claus? Their stockings were stuffed with bonuses (averaging £36,000) again this year. Clearly Santa hasn't heard of...
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Film review: War Horse
The wonder of a heroic wartime tale is lost in Steven Spielberg's cinematic landscape, says Will Brooker
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TV review: The Search for Life: The Drake Equation
The step from chemistry to biology is so ordinary that life must exist elsewhere, says Gary Day
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Roger Pollard, 1946-2011
Roger Pollard was known for his "sound judgement and creative thinking, passion for academic excellence and zeal for effective and fair governance", as well as for bringing a light-hearted touch to...
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Campus round-up
Imperial College LondonPositive aid to sugar controlWeight-loss surgery is not a cure for type 2 diabetes, but it can improve blood-sugar control, a study has found. Previous studies have claimed...