Daytime TV: Slings and arrows
Outrageous fortune runs through the worlds of darts, particle physics and Dad's Army, learns Gary Day
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Disciplinary proceedings and criminal investigations
Previously in this column we have considered the features of a fair investigation into concerns raised by, or about, an employee. One particularly thorny area is when an employer or manager is...
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Top nations in the sciences and social sciences by output
Country Papers produced 1999-2008% world output 1999-2008% world output 1989-931 United States 2,999,344 31.838.22 Japan806,008 8.58.03 Germany775,787 8.27.74 England687,778 7.37.25 China586,664 6....
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The support troops are getting flak
Social scientists deployed in war zones to engage with civilians and advise US military commanders are under fire from their peers, writes Jon Marcus
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Happy to be here
ߣߣƵ's annual Student Experience Survey highlights a host of institutions bent on making the university experience first rate in every way. Rebecca Attwood reports
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15 January 2009
Who puts the smile on undergraduate’s faces? - Results of our exclusive Student Experience Survey
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Visions of the future
Technology can facilitate scholarship, particularly when it is intuitive and user-friendly, argues Tara Brabazon
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Bullied Blogger: “Can you find it? Find it!”
Today marks the start of the diary of a Bullied Blogger, an account of the anxiety one academic starts to feel when a new head of department arrives. We hope this account will provide an insight into...
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The war of Cromwell’s teeth
An overseas applicant’s woefully illiterate proposal on the feminine wiles of Olivia Cromwell nearly leads to civil war in the department. Gloria Monday rallies her fellow academics.
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Journal authors must also post to Wikipedia
Findings of papers accepted for RNA Biology have to be added to website, Melanie Newman reports
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Her guitar wept and her voice soared
The passing of American singer, guitarist, songwriter and civil-rights activist Odetta reminds us of the power of music and the relevance of history, says Tara Brabazon
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Creative, flexible systems are key to lifelong learning
Universities need to “show more imagination” to create a culture of lifelong learning in the higher education sector, Sir David Watson said this week.Speaking in his role as chair of the Commission...
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Obsession: A History
Behaviour is judged within cultural contexts and, says Christine Purdon, excused if deemed positive
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The Masculine Self in Late Medieval England
Sometime during the 1340s, a child was born in Lincolnshire and brought up as a boy called Nicholas. In his twenties, Nicholas married a young girl called Katherine. Unfortunately, Katherine soon...