Debased coinage
I have always read with interest Felipe Fernández-Armesto's regular contributions to Times Higher Education but was dismayed at his recent cover story ("Reassuringly expensive", 30 August). How could...
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Pay it forward
We would like to respond to the news article concerning the European School of Economics ("Basic economics: make sure the staff are paid", 23 August).The coverage appeared well after the few recent...
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Fraud sentence
Christopher Bigsby is wrong ("Copycat criminality", Opinions, 30 August): plagiarism is not theft. Theft only occurs when someone takes property without permission, intending to deprive the owner...
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You're making this up
I have noticed another odd thing about the University of Poppleton ("Rare cite", Letters, 30 August): it is never listed in the Index of universities at the back of THE - not even when it is...
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US changes dose to treat public health malaise
Revised curricula will emphasise leadership and time spent away from the lab. Jon Marcus reports
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Campus round-up
University of BathTime out for good measureThe Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have recruited a team of three academics to evaluate a new method of examining injured players for concussion...
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Appointments
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityJason PowellManchester Metropolitan University's newly appointed professor of community practice and social justice said he felt "genuine excitement and delight"...
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Neural code-breaker
Despite being the father of modern computing, Alan Turing’s greatest impact on contemporary science may stem from his insights into altogether more complex hardware, argues Ray Dolan: the human brain
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Freud and Marx: when they met, it was murder
TV detective shows express a great deal about the nature of society and the human psyche, argues Gary Day
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Research intelligence - Lab results: repeat as necessary
PLoS One backs a validation initiative that will duplicate experiments. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Hashtag recruitment and the social network's global reach
A US study downgrades the importance of agents. Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove report
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Leader: Education is our stock in trade
Fear of losing students to the for-profit sector is driving some institutions to try beating private providers at their own game
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From Where I Sit - Invention of wholesome tradition
What do academics eat when they meet to talk about eating? There's no single answer.At the first academic conference in food studies I attended, held at Lancaster University, the food was awful. For...
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