Million+ wary of biddable regulatory superpower
Response to Hefce consultation on quality assurance raises fears of an all-powerful regulator susceptible to political influence
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Impact of cuts and £6K fees is worrying Scots
Research-intensives fear that shifts could cost them millions annually
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Janet Beer on leadership diversity: don’t hold out for a hero
Liverpool’s new vice-chancellor discusses need for more women and ethnic minorities at the top
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Pay gap worse in industry for women with PhDs
Study suggest that most of the gender pay gap is ‘caused by discrimination’
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UKTI unit to lure investors with the right mix of risk
Student beds, government bonds and science parks in investment packages assembled by new UK innovation team
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Press didn’t sway case, says Yale
‘Management review’ led to removal of academic who harassed researcher
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Unhappy with your thesis mark? A day in court may get you nowhere
A legal battle in Germany over a contentious dissertation on Martin Luther and anti-Semitism raises key questions about academic decisions
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Will double-blind reviewing bring quality into focus?
Nature is offering anonymity for both reviewer and reviewed, but questions remain about value and effectiveness of the approach
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Peer reviewing: a good deed and a good career move, too
Early career scholars will help themselves as well as others by assessing papers, abstracts, grant proposals and book chapters. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Universal case studies would lighten the REF load
Dominic Dean has a plan to make future assessment exercises easier, quicker and better
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The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms that Control Money and Information, by Frank Pasquale
The big players in finance and technology misuse their power over our lives, says Paul Bernal
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Eternal Ephemera: Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond, by Niles Eldredgeh
Simon Underdown on a tale of the development of evolutionary theory
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Teaching Machines: Learning from the Intersection of Education and Technology, by Bill Ferster
The use of gadgets to help students is only as effective as the pedagogical methods employed, finds Steve Wheeler
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Who’s Afraid of Academic Freedom?, edited by Akeel Bilgrami and Jonathan R. Cole
Miriam E. David urges scholars to engage with essays contributing to wider political debates
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Back to the Garden: Nature and the Mediterranean World from Prehistory to the Present, by James H. S. McGregor
Laurence Coupe on an ambitious and challenging exploration of the ecology of the past