Peer review? Priceless
Nobody, especially not a journal editor, would want to denigrate the contribution made by academics to the process of peer review. But to place a cost on it seems to miss the point ("Pay out then...
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Library still has strong card
For some time now, there have been statements originating from organisations that do not manage major research libraries on the future of those that do ("Time to shelve the book habit", 4 November)....
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Manner of speaking
Brian Bloch claims that "Non-native speakers (of English) are generally unable to write an acceptable level of English for academic purposes" ("Trips and falls of the tongue", 21 October). But what...
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Scorpio rising, reluctantly
I sympathise with Jay Kennedy ("My Dan Brown moment", 4 November). Things could be worse, though: at least he was in the limelight for an important contribution. My "real" work on religious change...
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From where I sit - A little more application required
The Japanese government has set a policy aim of increasing the internationalisation of higher education in both teaching and research. Recognising the limited Japanese-language capabilities of...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence - The new rules of the game
Panels near consensus on how research 'impact' should be reported and assessed. Paul Jump reports
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Leader: In the near distance, liberation
Although lecturers are wary of the online courses now seen as financial lifelines, they may offer unexpected scholarly benefits
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Mass spectacle
Felipe Fernández-Armesto on a dazzling display of gridiron, greatness and God
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Student riots, the first taste of the fruits of unbridled austerity
Peter Geoghegan argues that the coalition's policy of drastic cuts is flawed and heralds an upsurge of discontent not seen for decades
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Top European universities in Engineering
Top European universities in engineeringData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-August 2010Euro rankWorld rankInstitutionPapersCitationsCitations per...
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The week in higher education
After getting its hands on a "dossier of student misdemeanours" detailing disciplinary action at the University of Cambridge over a five-year period, The Daily Telegraph duly gave over most of page...
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New market, new rules: NUS signals consumer revolution
'Sticks, not carrots' required to regulate post-Browne academy. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Huge BPP write-off announced as Apollo prophesies bleak short-term future for private demand
More than a quarter of the purchase value of for-profit provider BPP has been written off by its US parent company because of uncertainty surrounding the UK higher education market's future.End-of-...
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130 jobs will go as HEA set to scrap its subject centres
Insider says sector may resist changes aimed at streamlining organisation, writes Rebecca Attwood