Wider remit urged for Catapult network
Hermann Hauser’s report suggests technology hubs could offer advice on innovation policy and calls for metrics to measure centres’ impact
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UCL unit ditches mooted authorship policy
Policy draft stated that all publications be reviewed by pair as part of ‘quality assurance’
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Campus close-up: Anglia Ruskin University
A new database at the Veterans and Families Institute will improve access to the research done on soldiers adjusting to life after service
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Rechristened TSB turns a keener eye to market result
Innovate UK is shifting its focus to boosting academia-industry engagement
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“I have no comment whatsoever to make on the tribunal’s decision, and no comment whatsoever to make on my consistent failure to make any comment at all on the entire disciplinary proceedings.”That...
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Treme: the best TV series no one is watching
This remarkable ensemble piece exploring the rebuilding in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina deserves a bigger viewership, writes Emma Rees
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There Goes the Gayborhood?, by Amin Ghaziani
Mapping queer spaces is revealing, but ghettos are also places of the mind, says Sally R. Munt
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Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890-1923, by R. F. Foster
Niamh Gallagher on an exploration of the pre-revolutionary world and how the dreams of young radicals turned to nightmares
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Happier People Healthier Planet: How Putting Wellbeing First Would Help Sustain Life on Earth, by Teresa Belton
Laurence Coupe praises a handbook for ecologically responsible living
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Summers of Discontent: The Purpose of the Arts Today, by Raymond Tallis, with Julian Spalding
Tallis enters a crowded arena when he asks what the arts mean nowadays, says Fred Inglis
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STEM Strategies: Student Ambassadors and Equality in Higher Education, by Clare Gartland
Irene Glendinning evaluates a rare study of the effectiveness of STEM widening-participation schemes
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The GDR is gone, but its Stasi-conferred titles live on
The recognition of East German academic titles, including PhDs issued by the State Security Ministry, remains controversial, writes Brian Bloch
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How to seek promotion for teaching
Thank-you notes and other proofs of positive impact can help distinguish your application. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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USS reforms will only undermine scheme
The decision by the University of York to deduct 100 per cent pay in response to the University and College Union’s democratic mandate to initiate an assessment boycott in the Universities...