PhD reform provokes debate
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Haggling over the cost of gold (2 of 2)
I fear that if we move to the gold open-access model, it will be disproportionately harmful to researchers outside large groups and to more junior members of staff who are less able to afford the...
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Caltech: secrets of the world’s number one university
How does a tiny institution create such outsized impact?
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THE Scholarly Web - 18 July 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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THE Scholarly Web - Telescopic theses
“Where are all the dead people? The Black Death killed millions, so where are they all buried? I’ll find them! With maths!” This tweet, sent by University of Sheffield PhD candidate Alison Atkin (@...
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Age may not wither them but stale sector needs variety of staff
A bottleneck of over-60s leaves scant room for 'new blood', data suggest. Jack Grove writes
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New retraction of paper by husband and wife research team
Another paper authored by University of Manchester professor Sylvia Bulfone-Paus has been retracted – but this one does not feature the Russian postdoctoral researchers blamed for misconduct that led...
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Liberation theology
Sarah Coakley is outspoken about theology’s relevance and determined not to allow it to wither in a dusty campus corner. She tells Matthew Reisz how it can illuminate contemporary issues such as...
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What’s God got to do with evolution?
Sarah Coakley, Cambridge professor of divinity, discusses how theology throws light on evolution, gender and other issues
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探花视频 Best University Workplace Survey 2014 results
Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education
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Vital signs of an unhealthy future for UK science
Short-term contracts and a lack of permanent openings risk causing long-term damage to UK academic science, a report prepared for David Willetts warns.
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Leader: Too many snakes, too few ladders
Academic career prospects for PhD holders are dismal, so why are those who seek external employment viewed as failures?
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Students fight for their lives as living and dead collide
LHC maintenance crew turn into zombies in film by Cern-based student. Matthew Reisz reports