Competition tests researchers’ ethics, council finds
Work by Nuffield Council on Bioethics reveals pressure on researchers to compromise on integrity and mistrust of the REF
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Q&A with Catherine Stihler
We speak to only the second woman to have held the post of rector of the University of St Andrews
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Where all the stage is a world for scholars to explore
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe offers researchers insights into how Jacobean plays were received
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Arts courses face shutdown at Falmouth University
Contemporary crafts, theatre studies and a digital media programme are set to be axed
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David Nutt calls for academics to gather data on illicit drug use
Former government adviser deplores missed chance to gather valuable data
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The past and the presents
Kevin Fong on how Christmas nostalgia can help us buy the right gifts today
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Singapore is 'Asia lite' for Western universities
But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan
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Discovery and impact: no conflict in twin aims, EPSRC chief insists
Controversial capabilities policy retained as one of three strands in research council’s new plan
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Loss of teacher training places is hurting schools, says vice-chancellor
University of Cumbria’s Peter Strike also estimates that changes to allocations have cost it £2.1m in income
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Researchers relying on DIY software programs
Survey finds that many academics who develop their own software have had no formal training
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Wales will fight to protect fee support for students studying in England
Welsh education minister Huw Lewis says he will continue to prioritise the ‘life chances’ of the country’s young
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Research v regulation: is there another way?
Mark Israel’s book Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Science looks at need for nuance in applying guidelines and protocols
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Campus close-up: Sheffield Hallam University
Provision of initial teacher training faces a huge upheaval but there is also scope for new networks and partnerships
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‘They’ has arrived at the pronoun party
Students are using new gender-inclusive terms, and academics have to catch on and catch up, says Deborah D. Rogers
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Why live lecturing benefits from ‘fear’
English literature scholar and teacher Eileen Pollard reveals ways to engage students in lectures