News in brief - 16 May 2013
AfricaContinental shift on plagiarismAcademics from across Africa will meet later this month to discuss plagiarism on the continent. The inaugural African Academic Integrity Seminars will take place...
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Campus round-up - 16 May 2013
Source: ReutersDan roamingThe British Judo Association has chosen a university to house its Centre of Excellence in England. An independent performance review of the association earlier this year...
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Edinburgh scholar aims to keep Gaelic flame burning
Robert Dunbar appointed to University of Edinburgh chair of Celtic languages
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Odds and quads - 16 May 2013
The archive of the Animation Research Centre, housed at the University for the Creative Arts Farnham, contains more than a million objects tracing the development of British animation from the 1940s...
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Smoke and mirrors over Brazil’s study-abroad plan?
Flagship study-abroad scheme may have failed to attract desired numbers. Donna Bowater reports
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'Serfs' up
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) produces the majority of Russian research - but are its members, set to vote for a new president, “serfs”?
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Can San José show US academy the way?
Institution’s experiment combining classroom and online education aims to clear gridlocked ‘gateway’ courses
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Part-time campus jobs: low pay, no respect?
Postgraduates recount ill-treatment by academics as well as bosses
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Grant winners - 16 May 2013
Action Medical ResearchResearch GrantsAward winner: Doris-Eva BamiouInstitution: University College LondonValue: £19,140Auditory processing disorders: why do some children struggle to make sense of...
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THE Scholarly Web - 16 May 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Hitch in (and out of) time
Christopher Bigsby on the declining art of taking a hike
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Pros and cons of the metrics system
The main problem with the research excellence framework is the huge amount of time and money that it consumes, distracting academics from scholarly activities and diverting funds to employ squads of...
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Right royal appointment
It is regrettable that a publication written mainly for academics should choose to cover The Sunday Times’ version of the facts about the election of the Duke of York as a royal fellow of the Royal...
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All bark, no bite?
The recent Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ draft guidance Alternative Providers: Specific Course Designation states on page 9: “The QAA safeguards academic standards and quality in UK...
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Limited choice
Steve West’s contention that students need wide-ranging information to make their choice of university and course would be welcome if he were not simultaneously undermining it (“Working class law...