Odds and quads - 14 February 2013
This beam engine stands on the Loughborough University campus close to the students’ union. It was presented to the university’s forerunner, Loughborough College, by the London Metropolitan Water...
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Theatre of war
People take refuge in drama when the bombs rain down, and the arts aid rebuilding when the guns fall silent, says James Thompson, who has travelled to some of the world’s most violent regions, only...
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Bob Geldof mouths off at Hult International Business School
Band Aid founder is latest high-profile guest lecturer at MBA college
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7 - 14 February 2013 - The week in higher education
A sideways look at the week’s big stories
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Gold rush too fast, too furious
On open access as in other areas of reform, the coalition has failed to heed the maxim that slow and steady wins the race
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Leicester 'milks' Richard III discovery
Critics say university’s announcement should have gone out to peer review, not a press conference
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Pratibha Gai’s award-winning focus
L’Oréal-Unesco laureate discusses microscopes and maternal leave
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THE Scholarly Web - 14 February 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Will Moocs fail to give students help they need?
Massive open online courses’ lack of study support, for-profit aims may not be ethical, Online and Open-Access Learning in Higher Education conference hears
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News in brief
Teaching fundingIt looks down, but it’s up: HefceEngland’s funding council has unveiled the sector’s total funding for 2013-14, stating that funding per student is on the rise. On 7 February the...
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Willetts 'should have done open-access homework'
‘Summer reading lists’ no basis for policy, says don
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14 February 2013
High-speed, unplanned - Is open access suffering from a lack of joined-up thinking?
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From where I sit - English imperialism
The practical reality for many German academics and researchers is that publishing in English is becoming progressively more vital for their careers. However, some German linguists are railing...
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Cake mystery resolved
Our Head of Marketing, Graham Flair, has explained the logic behind the news that many universities (including Poppleton) have increased their marketing spend by as much as 22 per cent and plan still...
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Valentine’s Day romcoms - with a twist
Davina Quinlivan looks beyond Hollywood to offbeat indie films’ world of dogs, robots, dolls and true love against the odds