Monographs finally join citations database
The use of bibliometric data to assess humanities scholars could become more widespread with the launch of a citation index of academic books.
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Stock plagiarism penalties don't always fit the crime
Scholars identify weaknesses in a proposed sector-wide 'reference tariff'. Jack Grove reports
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Save the world - but nick a bit of it for yourself
If you have ever felt the urge to mug an old lady after buying a package of eco-friendly soap powder, you may not be alone.According to social science publisher Sage's most downloaded article of 2009...
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Wales says it is the victim of a conspiracy
BBC and v-cs have run a 'coordinated series of attacks', university claims. David Matthews writes
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It's better to travel - but Erasmus credits can get lost in translation
'Lack of trust' and course mismatches mean study abroad may go unrecognised. Jack Grove reports
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Claude: The Enchanted Landscape
Sheila McTighe on a fresh look at Claude's working process, at his embodiment of place and at his idealisation of the pastoral
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Diary
LondonHoneypotIt is 1982. Susanne is a beautiful Swedish woman in her mid-thirties. So what impels her to leave behind her husband and child, embark on a wild journey of self-discovery and volunteer...
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The Pick - Film
Film Tate Modern (until 11 March 2012)Digital cinema has enormous potential, argues Tacita Dean in the book that accompanies her new installation, but today it is still too "blandly euphoric at all...
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Thought control: new evidence
Alarming allegations of "impact rigging" have been prompted by the revelation that Gordon Lapping's recent address to the Poppleton branch of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffalos on "Epistemic...
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Accentuate negatives to identify 'sinners'
One is struck by the methodology of league tables, both national and international, being based entirely on positives ("US muscle reigns, but there's a world of difference in value", 6 October). What...
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Control is just an illusion
Fred Inglis is bloody angry about the state of truth in the academy ("Economical with the actualité", 6 October). Good for him, it's about time somebody was.However, he is wrong when he depicts the...
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This is hardly reassuring
Anthony McClaran's defence of "educational oversight" ("Oversight is essential", Letters, 6 October) sits uneasily alongside your report "'Visa scam' at college linked to University of Wales" (www....
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New and in tune
Many traditional universities may be ignoring market trends and thereby endangering their future student numbers ("Exclusive elite fails to attract poorer students", 29 September).The most recent...
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Ouroboros finance
David Willetts claimed at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester that in future most universities will not need to comply with European Union procurement directives because they will be less...
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In scholarship we trust
Terence Karran's fascinating article on academic freedom ("Unshackled minds help institutions to conquer the greatest heights", 29 September) is nonetheless missing a crucial concept: trust - trust...