Research intelligence - More concentration needed
David Colquhoun tells Paul Jump that the only way to maximise UK potential is to restrict research to an elite circle
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Wrong kind of mice force research retraction
Lab laments after order mix-up leaves it no choice but to retract journal paper. Paul Jump writes
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From where I sit - National cuts call for joint action
There is no doubt that the funding cuts that are about to hit the UK higher education sector are deep and worrying. But that sector is not alone in Europe in facing a bleaker financial future.In the...
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The Week in Higher Education
Student protesters should not expect police officers who oversee their "silly demonstrations" to contribute through taxes for "bone-idle, bourgeois softies to stay in bed all day playing video games...
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The cruellest cut of all
Kevin Fong ponders the pleasures and pains of science broadcasting
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20 January 2011
Set to burst - Can kettling keep a lid on student protest and anti-government anger?
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Leader: Cool heads must keep heat down
The kettling tactic meant to keep a lid on student protest may have done the opposite. Is academic anger next to reach a boil?
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Odds and quads
The Anderson Archive at the University of Stirling is devoted to the maverick British film and theatre director Lindsay Anderson (1923-94).
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Fears of the cutting room floor: BFI plans alarm sector
Film institute's overhaul would damage research, media scholars warn. Matthew Reisz reports
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We are in the business of being the beating heart of our society
Sir Tim Wilson, Hertfordshire's retiring leader, tells Sarah Cunnane about his vision for the academy
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Blogconfidential: Manning up
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Manning up
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Appointments
University of California, RiversideRaul RuizA medic who was among the first on the scene of last year's earthquake in Haiti has been appointed senior associate dean for community engagement and...
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Top European Institutions in Neuroscience and Behaviour
Top European Institutions in Neuroscience and BehaviourData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 2000-31 August 2010Euro rankWorld...
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Plagiarism software can be beaten by simple tech tricks
IT scholar says PDF tweaks allow students' copied work to evade detection. Hannah Fearn reports