Saul Perlmutter: ‘scientific discoveries aren’t made to order’
Nobel prizewinning astrophysicist reflects on the perceptions and realities of how big breakthroughs are made
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Warning: conmen and shameless scholars operate in this area
James McCrostie was shocked to discover the extent of ‘predatory conferences’, but even more shocked by those abetting them
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Chinese scholars need US backing on human rights
China’s pressure on its academics to toe an ideological line will increase if Trump focuses only on business, says Tao Zhang
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Laurie Taylor – 12 January 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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There’s nothing virtual about VR experiences
Your recent feature about virtual reality in education (“Another dimension”, 5 January) doesn’t quite bring out what might be the most impactful characteristic of VR. Surely the point is that as far...
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Teaching’s rock
In asking “Is teaching in research universities actually research-led?” (Opinion, 22 December), Holly Else addresses some pertinent questions. However, she misses out two important considerations....
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Research relevance
University research currently speaks to a limited audience. For it to become the “fifth estate”, as Beate Scholz and David Bogle suggest (“Truth in research”, Letters, 22 December), will require...
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TEF isn’t terrifying
The teaching excellence framework should be seen as a welcome addition to the information landscape for prospective students. This is a tool that can assure students about teaching quality. It will...
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How to speak truth to power
In an era of post-truth politics, academics and their research still have a vital role to play in influencing policy, says Graeme Reid
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Grant winners – 12 January 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Universities are facing iceberg alley
As campus fortunes fluctuate with changing oil, currency and tuition prices, a Brexit bounce is a possibility. The state can steer the academy towards it