Major errors prompt questions over Google Book Search's scholarly value
Google Book Search's mistakes provoke questions about its scholarly value. Matthew Reisz reports
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Tutors resolute despite lifelong death knell
Earth science tutors at the University of Bristol have said they will continue to teach lifelong learning courses - in spite of the university's decision to close these programmes because of reduced...
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Far-fetched formulae make science a 'joke'
The trend for newspapers to print serious-looking mathematical formulae for everything from the perfect joke to the perfect football penalty, or even whether Britney Spears' "boobline is too low",...
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Impact policy needs 'more evidence'
Campaign says Treasury must appoint science adviser to articulate strategies, writes Zoë Corbyn
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'Irrationally generous' NHS payoff ruling should forewarn universities
Lawyers counsel that large severance payments may be legally invalid, writes Melanie Newman
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Drayson/Goldacre debate: Can the press pass the test of scientific merit?
When Times Higher Education reported the Science Minister's argument that UK science journalists were the "best in the world", many of our readers took exception.They did not agree with Lord Drayson'...
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Overseas briefing
InternationalForeign branches grow rapidlyThe number of universities operating "branch campuses" overseas has increased by 43 per cent in just three years, according to a report by the Observatory on...
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The green university at the heart of a living lab
The Masdar Institute aims to take the lead in the fight against climate change. Hannah Fearn writes
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Daytime TV: All the lonely people
Gary Day is moved by a film about those who die alone, and finds Miss Marple surprisingly alluring
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Field rankings for Canada
Ranked by relative citation impact. Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1999-2009
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'Mad moment' - Chemistry Don
"I got carried away. It could have happened to anyone. I had a moment of madness." Just a sample of the remarks screamed at onlookers by Dr D.W. Blodgett of our Department of Chemistry as he was...
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A tale of two systems
US attacks on the NHS also raise issues about the academy, says Kevin Fong
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Off Piste: Confucius says he who waits contemplates
Jon F. Baldwin finds the slow-moving Saturday night queue at his local Chinese takeaway sometimes provides the only opportunity for self-reflection in an otherwise frantic week
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Leader: Just who are you here for?
Education suffers because teaching gets no respect. That must change, and academics can start with themselves