Don’t throw out the baby with the metrics bathwater
Peer review is the least bad system we have for assessing quality, but metrics can help to determine attention and impact, says Euan Adie
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THE Awards 2015: winners announced
Winners revealed in 18 categories
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The OU’s leaders are betraying its history
The Open University’s regional centres, set to be closed next year, are at the heart of its cultural legacy and local links – but they definitely aren’t standing still, says Geoff Andrews
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Spending review: will your subject get any extra money?
Unexpected creation of a ‘Global Challenges Research Fund’ means that if they want more money, academics may have to contribute to international development
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Could computer modelling help to build a better career structure for postdocs?
Clearly describing the inefficient and damaging situation might point the way to better alternatives, says Eric Silverman
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Anglia Ruskin names Iain Martin as vice-chancellor
Current deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of New South Wales to replace Michael Thorne
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THE podcast: 26 November – 2 December 2015 issue review
This week's edition discussed by the Times Higher Education team
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Torrents of bile: publish and be damned
Matthew Reisz is startled by the abusive responses to one of his articles
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Amyan Macfadyen, 1920-2015
One of the leading ecological researchers of his generation has died
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University of Warwick bangs the drum for liberal arts
Preparing to launch its multidisciplinary degree, institution bids others across Europe to follow suit
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Interview with Anna Dominiczak
The University of Glasgow vice-principal talks about her journey from studying under communism in Poland to the senior leadership team of a UK university
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Should you be friends with your PhD students?
Blurring the lines between supervisor and friend can cause difficulties for academics and students alike, says study by Finnish researchers
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Academics and creative firms join together to showcase work
AHRC-funded festival flags up an astonishing variety of collaborative projects
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Einstein’s theory of relativity inspires book of stories
Writers rise to the challenge of creating fiction from black holes, dark matter and warped light
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Risk-based quality assessment ‘cannot work’, study concludes
King’s College London research finds that ability of metrics to predict problems in higher education providers is ‘extremely limited’