As the celebrated children’s historical sketch show marks its 15th anniversary, Jack Grove speaks to its head writer, history producer and PhD researchers on how scholarly sleuthing has been crucial...
As university libraries invest heavily in digital resources, Caroline Ball explains why physical books are still vital for research, teaching and the preservation of knowledge
Extra costs linked to proposed new Research Excellence Framework rules could send art history departments to the wall, warns Francesca Berry
The Universities Accord has underlined the importance of Australian universities that cater to non-traditional students. But getting that provision right is not easy when your every move has major...
With academics feeling the strain from higher workloads, the days when scholars had time to write novels or run businesses seem increasingly distant. Lincoln Allison suggests that universities have...
Proposed commission has no shortage of work even if the Universities Accord’s other recommendations fail to materialise
Geographer Maddy Thompson warns scholars against relying on social network, as Facebook deletes then reinstates account
Commentators under fire for doing their job should remember their ‘silent’ supporters, says author of harassment survival guide
Election result in world’s fourth biggest nation underlines the need for better understanding of its neighbour
Unlike the institutions they work for, Australian researchers have less paperwork – but investment remains in the doldrums
When Jorge Cham adapted his hugely popular PhD cartoon for film, he eschewed animation and hired real Caltech students and academics for his comically true-to-life doctoral tales. Paul Jump reports