Rewards for the well-resourced
The deep pockets of many US institutions, and a select few in the UK, attest to the high cost of attaining success in the sciences.
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The innovators and educators
Technology powerhouses and social science leaders boast a global reach, reflecting governments’ awareness of these fields’ economic impact.
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Works of art in the making
Despite their essential role in leading political and cultural debate, arts and humanities are often relegated to the back seat by the sciences.
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Analysis: Fine tuning reveals distinctions
Peer review is key to identifying top quality but a fairer overall picture emerges due to changes in analysis.
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Methodology: What the pick of the crop means for the rest of the field
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector’s development.
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A zest for juicy anecdotes
Citrus
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Dressed up to sing and rebel
Chartism
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a bestselling tale of a dysfunctional family: "The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming...
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What the vicar saw and heard
The Entring Book of Roger Morrice
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Losing our religion but unsure about the new modes of faith
Modes of Faith
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Out of practice, if not out of pocket
From Higher Aims to Hired Hands
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There's colour in the notes
The Hidden Sense
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Grasp the thought for a sense of the world
The Inner Touch
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Exclusions from RAE see steep rise
More staff rejected as institutions focus on quest for quality ratings. Zoë Corbyn reports. Dramatic increases in the proportion of academics excluded from the research assessment exercise were...
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Ucea issues guidance for v-cs seeking to quit national pay
The university employers' body is to issue formal guidance to support vice-chancellors if they decide to pull out of national pay bargaining, writes Melanie Newman. The University and Colleges...