Humanities general

Lecturer Rebekka Kill's love of DJ-ing and popular music led her to build links between academe and Britain's vibrant creative industries

Report says doctoral candidates are not prepared for research-driven environment, writes Zoe Corbyn

Robert Shoemaker wonders if the statistics, and the 'civilising process', tell the whole story

Ron Johnston examines the finer points of citation, arguing that only conformists will be published

... but metrics won't improve things, says British Academy. Zoe Corbyn and Hannah Fearn report

Academic fraud in Britain is endemic, but universities continue to argue the case for self-regulation. America and Denmark have tougher regimes in place, so should we follow their lead? asks Tariq Tahir

Research councils see a rise in applications but fewer candidates are successful, writes Zoe Corbyn

Journal editor calls for more respect and cash for interdisciplinary arts research. Zoe Corbyn reports

Jonathan Taylor posits that our emphasis on the advancement of knowledge can crush creativity

University initiative aims to encourage group working, reports Melanie Newman

AHRC is to reconsider the way that it supports individual researchers. Zoe Corbyn reports

Watchdog notes fears that 'inessential' services put academic work at risk, writes Melanie Newman

No, not the claim of many a self-help guru, but increasingly the mantra of modern academics. Matthew Reisz finds out why they are dipping their toes in the genre, despite its lack of scholarly kudos

Projects with tangible social benefit have a better shot at FP7 cash, an expert tells Melanie Newman

Researchers are anxious that quality indicators could become benchmarks, reports John Gill

Million+ highlights increasing economic value of sector to the UK. Rebecca Attwood reports

A UK institute of advanced studies would enrich interdisciplinarity and raise the profile of key scholarly work, writes Kevin Sharpe

Disseminating research via the web is appealing, but it lacks journals' peer-review quality filter, says Philip Altbach

An AHRC fellow tells Olga Wojtas how foot-washing and drag acts feed into his practice-led research

With the REF research assessment has come of age but much still needs to be done, says David Eastwood

But Hefce refuses to define extra data that will be used to judge research quality. Zoe Corbyn reports

Study tallies 'hidden subsidy' of global scholarly communications system. Zoe Corbyn reports

John Lippitt on a Lacanian analysis of comedy that trips up on a few Real and Symbolic banana skins

AHRC chief tells angry academic entrepreneurialism is no threat to basic research. Zoe Corbyn reports

A €21m pot is up for grabs from pan-European collaborations in humanities, writes Chloe Stothart

Underfunding threatens viability of Scotland's theatre, warn top thespians. Olga Wojtas reports

Romantic attractions between teacher and student may be as old as pedagogy itself, but now such relationships cause people to worry about abuses of power and litigation. Only half of institutions have any guidelines on such relationships. Are they needed? asks Hannah Fearn

Chief executive Philip Esler to advise a refocusing on collaborative research. Zoe Corbyn reports

New AHRC deputy is keen to avoid past errors and to engage scholars in planning ahead, says Zoe Corbyn

What is it about crime and universities? As the film of The Oxford Murders premieres, Matthew Reisz probes a world of professor-sleuths, philosophical riddles and the academics who are hooked on them

Funding changes rescheduled to give more time to pilot new metrics-based system, writes Zoe Corbyn