Princeton academic's 'failure CV' sparks debate on success
Johannes Haushofer lists failures in attempt to 'balance the record' on how he climbed the greasy pole of academia
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Peer review under the microscope in new journal
Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds
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Why are sandwich courses seeing a resurgence?
Carolyn Wickware reports on how the degree model has regained its popularity in recent years
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Industry-backed research: beware of dangers, says DCU president
Gearing research too far towards industry goals can lead to short-termist approach, warns Brian MacCraith
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Leadership research in HE is ‘theoretically weak’
Literature on leadership development needs much improvement considering the sector’s importance to the UK economy, says report
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‘Graduate tax’ coming home to roost
John Cater considers the long-term impact of the loans the Class of 2012 is now starting to repay
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Is tweeting the modern equivalent of Comte staring into his mirror while he wrote?
Twitter may be a medium for academic vanity, but it also serves some very useful scholarly purposes, argues Les Back
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Learn locally to think globally
Trisha Craig considers how universities can help foster in their students a lifelong commitment to community service
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Germany and England: fees contrast is part of wider social gulf
National attitudes to universities echo the Bundesliga-Premier League contrast, says John Morgan
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Social policy must reform itself or face oblivion
Academics will continue to have negligible impact on social policy unless they forge new collaborative relationships with service users, says Peter Beresford
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University of Glasgow economics lecturer move sparks row
Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities
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Spending on UK higher education rises by 6%
Tuition fee income increases sharply as funding council cash declines, latest sector-level data shows
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Africa Summit 2016: do not 'rely on poor taxpayers' for HE funding
Vice-president of Ghana says institutions must develop ‘sustainable’ financing