Henri Poincaré: A Scientific Biography by Jeremy Gray
Madeline Muntersbjorn reviews a guide to the oeuvres of a mathematical genius
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Unfree Masters: Recording Artists and the Politics of Work by Matt Stahl
Hillegonda Rietveld reviews a study of recording artists as cultural workers
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Amelia Fletcher takes UEA chair
Indie musician and the OFT’s former chief economist, takes chair at ‘creative’ UEA
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Naked lecturer looks for nude truth
Daniel Ploeger’s performance provokes minds through ‘body beautiful’
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Nicholas Ambraseys, 1929-2012
A world-renowned seismologist with particular expertise in the historical study of earthquakes has died.Nicholas Ambraseys was born in Athens on 19 January 1929 and studied at the National Technical...
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Campus Round-Up
Source: Nature Picture LibraryDon’t eat that, you don’t know what’s in itAfrican vultures tend to avoid national parks and prefer to scavenge on private farmland, a study of the birds’ feeding habits...
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THE Scholarly Web - 7 February 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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7 February 2013
Notes of regret, words of advice - Scholars’ missives to their stripling selves
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An apology
In last week’s special Poppletonian article on the vital role played by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (hereafter Hefce) in assessing the corporate and financial governance of new...
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Pearson’s expansionist ambitions
John Morgan reports on FTSE 100 firm’s HE strategy
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No one can control for a sense of when 4-3-3 might turn the game
Randomised controlled trials can’t solve social policy conundrums any more than they can fit football to a formula, says Gary Thomas
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University student marketing spend up 22%
‘Neurotic’ sector plays ‘zero-sum game’ despite cap on numbers
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THE podcast: 7 February issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanMoocs, open access and imaginatively titled research papers are among the topics covered on this week’s THE podcast issue review. News editor Simon Baker and reporter Paul...
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Letters to a young academic
Regrets? They’ve had a few…but with the frustrations have come joys and satisfaction, too. Six scholars reveal what they wish they had known at the beginning of their careers and offer some sage...
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Freedom for Belarusians at European Humanities University
‘Exiled’ institution’s temporary Lithuanian home offers opportunity for critical thinking. Matthew Reisz reports