Social networks’ grip on data ‘stalls political science research’
Academic calls on Facebook and Twitter to share more information with scholars
Academic calls on Facebook and Twitter to share more information with scholars
Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives from 45 to five years ago and discovers some recurring themes
While buoyant student numbers may imply that £9K is OK, the jury is still out on the ‘right’ split between student and state
Popular action can still make a difference, as the U-turn on the fate of a university politics department shows, says John Holford
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Has the corporation acted as an arm of the state in the past, and might it in the future? Ivor Gaber wonders
Academics enjoy teaching. What they don’t like is the lack of preparation time, bureaucratic burdens, unprepared students – and the TEF. Jack Grove reports
Sophie Hunter looks at what disruption of the student news market by the internet means for the traditional campus newspaper
From giving up Bremoaning and plastic cutlery, to publishing 10 papers in one year and sketchnoting, scholars share their goals for 2017
Lincoln Allison, Eric Thomas and Richard Larschan reflect on the ‘next phase’ of the scholarly life
The region’s reputation for excellence could be threatened by funding cuts and restructuring
The PubPeer organisers and two other scholars debate the merits and pitfalls of anonymity in peer review
The UK sector gathers to hear and debate the major parties’ poll positions on higher education
Members of the higher education community tell us about two books they plan to take on holiday: a new must-read and a classic worthy of a second look
Book of the week: Reconstructing Dante’s life via the Divine Comedy is a complex but enlightening task, says Prue Shaw