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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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The week in higher education
The University of Aberdeen ducked any further accusations of promoting "quackery" by deciding against establishing a chair in a form of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for...
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Beyond the headlines
Affordability underpins the bad press about London Met, says Malcolm Gillies
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17 May 2012
Time and space - Periods of reflection: the essence of learning
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Leader: Fast food does not nourish
As universities rush to provide value for money, something more precious - the time to think and digest ideas - could be lost
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Odds and quads
These items form part of remarkable treasure trove found in the brickwork of an old fireplace last month when two maintenance workers were repairing the Brigham Hall dormitory at Mount Holyoke...
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Dismissal threat for metrics letter
Biologist risks ‘gross misconduct’ over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes
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Salford plan to axe Italian gets tongue-lashing
Students and academics have condemned the University of Salford’s plans to shut down its Italian department, warning of damage to British graduate skills in a globalised economy.
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Abertay appoints new principal
The University of Abertay Dundee has appointed a new vice-chancellor and principal almost a year after the previous head of the institution left amid a row over his retirement.
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Campus Review: Redundancies reduced at Sydney
By Jennifer Bennett for Campus Review
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Campaign launched to challenge EPSRC 'diktats'
The head of a new protest group campaigning for reform of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has called for its chief executive, David Delpy, to take action or step down
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Thinktank attacks 'perverse incentive' on overseas students
Including students in net migration statistics creates a “perverse incentive” for the government to drive down foreign student numbers even though this does relatively little to cut long-term...
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Inside Higher Ed: Playing Politics With Poli Sci
By Doug Lederman for Inside Higher Ed
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Side effects? Nobody said anything about side effects…
Researchers into complementary and alternative medicine are disregarding “basic rules of publication ethics” by routinely failing to report the potentially serious side effects of treatments, an...