Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World, by Kembrew McLeod
An enjoyable assortment of media hoaxes that would benefit from some theoretical analysis, says Chris Knight
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America Inc? Innovation and Enterprise in the National Security State, by Linda Weiss
J枚rg Michael Dostal on how the NSS has enabled the US to attain technological leadership to serve its geopolitical objectives
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No sex please 鈥 we鈥檙e monetarists
Suggestions that economists at our university might have been among those who, according to an article in the journal Research Policy, offered or accepted sex in order to secure co-authorship credits...
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The sound of gentrification
Expensive food, fancy glamping and questionable hats: from Sonisphere, Emma Rees reflects on 27 years of music festivals
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Hefce: 鈥榞overnance events鈥 at Plymouth University warrant review
鈥楤reakdown in personal relationship鈥 of senior figures must also be addressed
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Clearing 'scramble' will be less severe, claim vice-chancellors
University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places
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Queen Mary dismissal
As an emeritus professor at Queen Mary University of London, I write in response to your article 鈥淒ismissed: scholar who criticised use of metrics to determine job cuts鈥 (News, 7鈥疉ugust) to point out...
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鈥楧ismal鈥 start for Access to Research initiative
Academic criticises 鈥榠nadequate nature鈥 of free public open access service
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Underemployed graduates 鈥榮tay in stepping-stone jobs too long鈥
Graduates in non-graduate occupations - 鈥榞ringos鈥 - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics
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Time to rethink the intellectual property rights culture
Sebastian Conran calls for a fairer approach at UK universities
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Calls for Greg Clark to reassure universities over wider remit
Minister in dual role has a more extensive list of responsibilities than predecessor David Willetts
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14 August 2014
Finite possibilities - When a PhD is as far as you will go in the academy
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The PhD experience: this far, and no further
Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures
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Your views on the NSS: "about as scientifically useful as TripAdvisor"
The NSS does not give an accurate representation of student feeling, according to more than half of university staff responding to a straw poll.
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Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.