‘Hitler’s Pope’, minus the pontification
John Pollard commends a portrayal of the life of a controversial figure - his flaws and his gifts
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Eco-Business: A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability by Peter Dauvergne and Jane Lister
Anyone reading this book who thought that sustainability was the preserve of small, high-minded companies concerned with the impact of their production methods on people and the planet will be...
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Silence: A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Silence has become a fashionable topic in our ceaselessly noisy world. At the last count, a search of the World Wide Web turned up an astounding 293 million or so references about silence ranging...
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The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games by Jesper Juul
Why do we play games when we know they make us unhappy? Video games in particular, that is, but games and sport in general, too. Analysis of video games has been an integral part of the theorising of...
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Jagged little pills
Recent research in Germany reveals that one in five students “takes something” to improve academic performance. The substances can range from fairly innocuous caffeine tablets to Ritalin,...
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Eco-Business: A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability by Peter Dauvergne and Jane Lister
Isabelle Szmigin on how big companies sustain their profits first, and the environment second
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An open book?
Universities are required to be open to scrutiny because they are publicly funded. But how far should it go? When it comes to their internal business, David Matthews discovers that competition may be...
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28 March - 3 April 2013 - The week in higher education
A Cardiff-born expatriate lecturer has won fame in East Asia after reaching the semi-finals of China’s Got Talent for his rendition of revolutionary songs dressed in a Mao-style uniform. Iain Inglis...
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A clear balance of interests
Institutions have a delicate line to tread in being open about their organisations versus the pressures of competition
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One inspection, multiple agencies
Several bodies could carry out university inspections simultaneously to cut the administrative burden
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Publishing and copyright licences: academics opt to keep control
Academics prefer to publish their research under the most restrictive forms of copyright, a survey has suggested
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Temporary reprieve on private cap despite number control concerns
For-profits welcome delay but may have to get ready for quality assessment, John Morgan writes
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Journal editors’ anonymous reviews criticised by Cope
Publication ethics committee issues new guidelines for peer review
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Here comes the boom, Aberystwyth promises
V-c aims for more international and postgraduate action
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News in brief - 4 April 2013
Research facilitiesSee and shareA national database to allow equipment and facilities to be shared across the sector has been launched. Led by the University of Southampton and funded by the...