UK science hampered by ‘lack of long-term plan’
Peers criticise ‘ad hoc’ spending announcements on infrastructure
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THE podcast: 21 November 2013 issue review
Download the podcastUniversities’ Wikipedia pages, the online harassment of academics, and this week’s Times Higher Education Books section are all featured in this week’s issue review podcast.Editor...
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A Lasting Legacy: The House and Collection of Victor Skipp
An exhibition built around the collection of a historian and art hoarder reveals his boundless capacity for seeing things, Alexander Massouras finds
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Finch Group defends open-access evidence base
Review rejects MPs’ criticisms of gaps in its data
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Good Cities, Better Lives: How Europe Discovered the Lost Art of Urbanism, by Peter Hall
Flora Samuel is impressed by a message of regeneration
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LSE adopts US-style titles for lecturers
Teaching staff who stick with British titles will not be eligible for promotion
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Esteem-powered academy
In a world where good names are priceless, UK universities have built up plenty of credit in the reputation bank
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Constructive criticism
We were pleased to see Martin Halliwell of the English Association and David Duff of the Council for College and University English make their first public joint announcement in a non-specialist...
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Corruption in universities: a blueprint for reform
Corruption in the academy is being challenged by a ‘clean universities’ ranking and the power of press coverage, says Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
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Lectures don’t work, but we keep using them
Can a demonstrably ineffective pedagogic form still be put to good use?
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Still relevant: The Making of the English Working Class
Robert Colls on why E. P. Thompson’s landmark book belongs on more university reading lists
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Cherry-pick submissions or risk picking up REF tab
Greater selectivity over future research excellence framework submissions urged under tougher funding regime
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Equity inequities
Considerable attention has been paid to the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s ability to meet its obligations (“USS’ multibillion-pound deficit could leave staff footing the bill”, News, 31...
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PR staff strive for Wikipedia whitewashes
Press offices attempt news management via popular data source
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Academics ‘the rudest people on earth’? Hardly
The idea that universities are hotbeds of incivility is implausible, says Emrys Westacott