Paul Benneworth, Laurence Coupe, Sara Read, R. C. Richardson and Dek Woolfson...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact
"Russell Group head says 25-30 institutions should receive 90 per cent of funding." Well, he would, wouldn't he? What distinguishes Russell Group members from their less illustrious peers is the vast...
The PubPeer organisers and two other scholars debate the merits and pitfalls of anonymity in peer review
It is hard to understand what Paul Benneworth thinks a functioning higher education market should look like ("Higher fees could be the undoing of England's universities", 2 September). He clearly...
Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different higher education systems across the Continent
More people went to public events put on by UK universities in 2010-11 than are expected to attend the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Exhibitions, public lectures, arts events and educational shows at...
Whatever the intentions of the Government, academics and Times Higher Education in encouraging greater interaction between academics and policymakers ("Still no call from No 10?", 6 November), the...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
We were a little surprised to see how our U-Multirank project was described in THE ("'Serious defects' apparent in 'crude' European rankings project", News, 24 June) - all the more so since the...
From the role of students as catalysts for economic growth, to the social and cultural benefits of universities’ public exhibitions, findings have been revealed from the biggest-ever study of the...
It is important not to impose a restrictive version of academic freedom that hides the power interests driving expert voices behind the veil of peer review ("Don't fear open access", Letters, 21 May...
I am genuinely baffled by the assertion that higher education research in the UK languishes in the doldrums.At the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers' conference in Pavia last September, a...
In "Dutch lessons for an impact agenda that satisfies all parties" (17 November), Paul Benneworth contrasts the Netherlands' approach to impact with the UK's. The title attracted my attention, not...
HUMANITIES IN THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA NETWORKThe Hera Network has awarded more than EUR16 million to 19 transnational collaborative research projects across Europe. Co-funded by the European...