Warwick peer puts £1 million where his mouth is
A professor has made a £1 million donation to his university - and wants other academics to follow his lead by giving to their employers.Lord Bhattacharyya, director and founder of the WMG unit at...
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Part-time 'juggling act' no panacea for the future
Hepi boss warns that combining study and work is beset with difficulties. Rebecca Attwood reports
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THE World University Rankings
Magazines that compile league tables have an interest in instability - playing around with their methodologies to ensure rankings remain newsworthy.This was the argument made by Alice Gast, president...
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Daytime TV: Dirty denouement
EastEnders offered long-awaited revelations, but not everyone could handle the truth, writes Gary Day
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History round-up
A Short History of ParliamentAuthor: Clyve JonesEdition: FirstPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPages: 400Price: £75.00ISBN 9781843835035Jones offers an institutional history covering the English...
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Most cited papers in sociology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-October 2009
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25 February 2010
All set to fly? - Universities strive for new heights in widening participation
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Leeds UCU calls off one-day strike
Negotiations promise ‘groundbreaking’ process to manage organisational change. John Morgan reports
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Kin and scholarship meet in tale of child migration
LSE academic’s work on Empire Settlement Act draws on a family connection, reports Matthew Reisz
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Tara Brabazon: The potent pop soundtrack of our lives
Seemingly insubstantial Sixties chart hits never garnered critical kudos, but their power to move us remains undimmed, says Tara Brabazon
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Professor accused of using student’s work without consent
Psychologist ‘strenuously’ denies misconduct allegations. Melanie Newman reports
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MPs call for halt to public funds for homeopathy
Science committee says placebo effect is only benefit of alternative treatment. Zoë Corbyn reports
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The insecure scholar: One good deed deserves another
Mentors don’t expect their protégés to pay them back – they want them to pay it forward. But that’s difficult with no one to teach
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Academic quits bullying helpline over outing of No 10 staff
Lancaster professor says breach of confidentiality at the charity could put workers at risk. John Morgan reports
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Dons’ campaign secures disciplinary bodies’ future
Proposals to scrap Cambridge tribunal and ‘Septemviri’ oversight abandoned by management. Melanie Newman reports