Social science

Three academics at the University of Nottingham argue that the recent arrests of a postgraduate student and a staff member herald an erosion of civil liberties and a clear threat to legitimate research

Coventry trials virtual offices of webcams, laptops and shared filing cabinets, writes John Gill

Fiona Reid dissects an analysis that aims to move patent policy beyond faith and towards evidence

Geoffrey Alderman regrets the omissions in an insiders' tale of the Adult Learning Inspectorate

A good primer on US law fails to look beyond the parochial in this global age, says Terence Kealey

In her new role at Edge Hill, psychologist Tanya Byron is keen to encourage troubled young people to excel in education

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

Links between IQ, class and wealth are real - but the social values that forged this chain are not immutable, Wendy Johnson observes

Lee Harvey quits after suspension amid revelations of prior clash with chief executive. John Gill reports

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

Postgraduate and employee are arrested over research material. Melanie Newman reports

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

Fashionable approach is long on rhetoric but short on interaction, says study. John Gill reports

Radhakrishnan Nayar on 'de-Westernisation'

Brian Black finds insightful commentary on Zen's opposing voices, but no road map to a middle way

Inquiry found fictional campaign fostered deception and compromised academic probity, says John Gill

Raquel A. G. Reyes explores the fascinating world of the human senses and their cultural diversity