How Economics Shapes Science
James Wilsdon applauds an acute analysis of the mixed influence money has on scientific practice
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Fear of Food: A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat
The clue to some of this book's limitations, from a British point of view, is in the name. "We" who worry and "we" who eat are American (and middle class). Many very good books, received with...
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Illustrators must draw outside the lines to fulfil their creative urges
A lecturer in the subject urges his peers to escape the commercial straitjacket. Matthew Reisz writes
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Want to know who may not stay the course?
Service outlining prospective students' likelihood of dropping out worries some, writes David Matthews
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Junior researchers led a merry dance as up to 300 circle each post
As many as 300 academics are chasing each junior research post at top institutions.
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Raising the bars a 'moral' matter
V-c: London Met's large Muslim population makes booze 'culturally sensitive'. David Matthews reports
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AUA to grade its members
Administrators to get status for good 'behaviours' in accreditation scheme. David Matthews writes
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Norse code
Academic study of these runes on the island of Orkney is among the work that is helping to boost the University of the Highlands and Islands' international standing in the field of Viking studies.
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QAA's new riff on student feedback: positive notes or waves of jargon?
Sector experts cool on 'bureaucratic' engagement plans proposed by watchdog. Jack Grove reports
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Capital funds follow places to FE colleges
Some capital funding for universities is being reallocated to further education colleges as a result of the government's core-and-margin system.
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The ifs and buts of a potential takeover
Finance school's vice-principal is keener on a level playing field than private suitors, John Morgan hears
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Complaints over standards on hypnosis course earn QAA scrutiny
Investigation sparked by questions about staff qualifications and contact hours. Jack Grove writes
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Austerity knocks, sociology listens
Scholars restate the public value of their discipline in age of shrinking mobility. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
Impact agendaLend us your earsPlaces are available for an evening forum at Shakespeare's Globe in central London to discuss research impact. The 19 April event - hosted by Times Higher Education and...
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News in brief
United StatesMore fool themAn April Fool's Day edition of an independent student newspaper has been criticised for trivialising rape, drug use and prostitution. The Boston University paper The Daily...