John Turner, 1947-2011
John Turner is remembered as a scholar who focused on the big questions and the things that mattered and who always completed tasks to the best of his ability.Born in London in 1947, Professor Turner...
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Appointments
Kingston UniversityYannis GeorgellisAn economist who specialises in the pursuit of happiness has been appointed director of the Centre for Research in Employment, Skills and Society at Kingston...
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Odds and quads
These hair samples may look as if they come from the collection of a serial killer, but they were prepared by one of the major figures in the development of the University of Dundee's renowned...
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Leader: Remember this - but not that
We need a way to archive the web for the future while ensuring that people are not lost in 'data shadows' or digital doppelgängers
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From where I sit - Gems in the research scrapheap
An English-language journal has recently been launched in Germany that focuses on "failed" research. That is, it publishes material rejected by mainstream journals because it did not yield the...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Campus round-up
University of OxfordFossil-fuelled discoveryResearchers working in Australia have found the oldest-known fossils on Earth. A team of researchers from the University of Western Australia and the...
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The week in higher education
• The opportunity for a headline about students living the Hi-de-Hi! life was too much to resist when it emerged that Edge Hill University was scoping out a Pontins holiday camp in search of...
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Invasion of privacy
Even recalcitrant scholars can’t escape the mobile’s reach, says Sally Feldman
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1 September 2011
Second life - What happens when a single letter changes an author’s sex?
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Tell students what you can do for them - but be honest, says new UUK head
The new president of Universities UK has warned institutions against resorting to marketing “hyperbole” in their efforts to attract students.Speaking to Times Higher Education in advance of his...
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Speedier alternative to 'obsolete' OIA unveiled
Plans to establish a fast-track alternative to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education have been backed by a dispute resolution body.The independent Improving Dispute...
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'Hippocratic' oath for academy could well do harm, swears scholar
Proposed vows are said to be status anxiety-driven and inimical to free thought. Jack Grove reports
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Memory failure detected
A coalition of the willing is battling legal, logistical and technical obstacles to archive the riches of the mercurial World Wide Web for the benefit of future scholars. Zoë Corbyn reports