Science, values and the limits of measurement
By Cameron Neylon. Metrics play a growing role in managing research. But to understand their limitations, we need to draw on the humanities. More...
By Cameron Neylon. Metrics play a growing role in managing research. But to understand their limitations, we need to draw on the humanities. More...
By Louise Tickle. Lumbered with the legwork without a proper say, scientists from developing countries want more recognition from international collaborations. More...
By Crain Soudien. A university should help us understand what it means to be a human being, argues outgoing University of Cape Town deputy vice-chancellor Crain Soudien. More...
By Lucy Jolin. To improve the way we live, we have to understand how societies are built. More...
By Patrick Wintour. Labour leadership candidate says plan can be funded either by a rise in national insurance, a higher corporation tax, or by slowing the deficit reduction. More...
By Richard Crawshaw. Getting involved in a university thinktank is a great way to attempt to shape policy – both on campus and in wider society. More...
By Tom Livermore and Jamie Gallagher. Two early-career researchers go head-to-head to argue for and against defining PhD candidates as fully-fledged university employees. More...
By Alan Travis. External speakers at campuses must share platform with opponents under compromise on government’s Prevent counter-extremism strategy. More...
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones. The honour Baroness Amos feels as she prepares to take over a top London college is tempered by dismay that only 85 out of 18,500 UK professors are black. More...