City values versus academia’s ‘slow’ virtues
Universities were once urged to ape the governance models of the Square Mile, but big business could learn from some collegiate practices, suggests Malcolm Gillies
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'If you want a Nobel Prize, do some experiments'
Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues
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Grant winners – 6 August 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 6 August 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study
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Laurie Taylor – 6 August 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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In Belgium, the beer is warmer than the academy
Belgian academia looks enticing and accommodating to UK postgraduates, but Kate Macdonald found that it was for locals only
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Reading lecturers rebel over ‘erosion of academic freedom’ in new contracts
UCU members vote two to one against terms that they fear may leave them liable to summary dismissal
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Unlocking the secrets of being a better writer
Understanding the reading brain can help academics and students improve, says Yellowlees Douglas
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Why we need new measures of student well-being
We should pay attention to undergraduates’ physical and mental health, finances, ambitions and expectations, argue David Bell, Marina Della Giusta and Antonia Fernandez
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World’s university ‘oligopoly’ accused of blocking OECD bid to judge learning quality
Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’