THE Scholarly Web - 25 July 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Hefce appoints first female chief executive
Coventry University’s Madeleine Atkins emerges triumphant from a ‘strong field’ of candidates
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Jisc fund backs students’ technology plans
£5,000 each for 21 projects
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AHRC’s £1m grant award to advisory board member questioned
Research councils face criticism over decision to allow advisers to submit applications
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University-based teacher training suffers under Ofsted
Sector may lose places after new inspection regime reports dip in standards
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Ucas says cloud will keep it safe from results day storm
Revamped IT systems are ready for admissions deluge, states Mary Curnock Cook
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Roman Fever: Influence, Infection, and the Image of Rome, 1700-1870, by Richard Wrigley
Richard Bosworth on the ‘bad air’ of Rome and how it influenced artists and travellers
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David Eastwood, Liz Gloyn, Stephen Halliday, Andrew McInnes and Jane O’Grady...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Must try harder
Academics rally in support of Aberystwyth vice-chancellor“It is very disappointing news for all those who care about the future of university administration going forward.”That was the reaction of...
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Globetrotting scholars film a ‘silent revolution’ in learning
Young academics quit their day jobs to document alternative higher education projects around the world
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Historical enlightenment
Study of the past gives Nick Hillman insight into policymaking dilemmas as well as personal and practical rewards
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Participation rates: now we are 50
Five scholars and a recent graduate look back on their experiences during a period when the sector changed for ever
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Aurora project plans to increase numbers of women in senior positions
Leadership Foundation head discusses major priority on his watch
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The Problem with Pleasure: Modernism and its Discontents, by Laura Frost
Gary Day delights in a critique that sweeps aside the perceived gulf between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture
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Is the Ivy League student recruitment model right for Britain?
Jon Marcus asks whether British universities would be wise to emulate the US elite