Tribes & tribulations
Every discipline has quirks invisible to its insiders. Intrepid scholars who venture into a related field will discover a host of idiosyncrasies that shine new light on the oddities of one's own...
Every discipline has quirks invisible to its insiders. Intrepid scholars who venture into a related field will discover a host of idiosyncrasies that shine new light on the oddities of one's own...
iPod broadcasts provide the best way for universities to present and strengthen their brand to would-be students and the public; the message must be to use the beat of popular culture to convey a...
30 March: The past week has led to terrible consequences in relation to both my work and home life. I cannot sleep; when I do, I have nightmares and wake up with terrible foreboding. I have issued a...
Let the Twitterati take note. For all the glorious advancements of Web 2.0, there is no substitute for old-fashioned research. Media platforms give us new ways to say things, but we need something to...
For good or ill, the US academy is having to learn to live with student evaluation sites, finds Jon Marcus
It is important to recognise the original spark behind failures to stick to scholarly protocols, says Tara Brabazon
John Gilbey connects with his inner geek as he enjoys an examination of all things networked
Many people in these allegedly enlightened times are afraid of thinking. They cleave to their opinions as to an old coat that has become worn, shapeless and finished. In many cases, those opinions...
Although a believer in books, Tara Brabazon welcomes Amazon’s wireless reading device and its potential to transform reading and researching
Some think that traditional peer review, the guardian of sound science, is not up to the task of assessing large-scale multidisciplinary research. Paul Jump puts the question to the experts
It is a pity that Rebecca Boden (Letters, THES , November 9) did not check my views with the paper I gave at the Universities UK/Society for Research in Higher Education conference rather than base...
The researchers have been exonerated, but details revealed in Climategate led some to demand radical reform of the culture of science. Adam Corner argues that although there is scope for more...
Readers will not fall for the spin Tom Wilson tries to place on Natfhe's endorsement of the employers' "Guide to good practice in fixed term and casual employment" (Letters, THES, August 4). The...
Graham Farmelo delights in a top physicist's views on science, policy and faith
The university should stop hounding Mona Baker and defend scholarly freedom, say Michael Cohen and Colwyn Williamson. Translation studies is a discipline that does not normally attract attention, but...