White knight defence
The CDBU鈥檚 set-up is too narrow, too limiting: to fulfil its aims it must reach out and diversify, argues Alice Bell

The CDBU鈥檚 set-up is too narrow, too limiting: to fulfil its aims it must reach out and diversify, argues Alice Bell
Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and the UK's institutions and researchers must be fearless in shining a light on misconduct

Universities benefit from the large pool of cheap labour provided by PhD students and postdocs, but there aren鈥檛 enough academic jobs to go around, so young scholars should prepare for the...
Digital humanitiesNo-holds BardA large-scale digital resource whose first tranche covers the writings of "Shakespeare and his immediate contemporaries, antecedents and successors" has been launched...

PhDs and postdocs turn to social media to answer their pressing questions. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Matthew Reisz reports on plans to help European academics think, speak and act transnationally

Forum discusses efforts to increase mobility of Europe鈥檚 academics

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Academics and others discuss a typical working week

Jack Grove on a European institution鈥檚 mission to foster cross-border scholarship
Matthew Reisz on the awards that highlight the developing world's leading young female scientists
Doctoral talking shops are the best we鈥檝e gotThe feature 鈥淲him and rigour鈥 (25 April) does not provide an entirely thorough analysis. It asks if the viva is still fit for purpose, so it should have...

Surprise gave way to empathy when Terran Lane gave up a tenured post, full of anger and sorrow at the erosion of an institution he loved

Researcher queries extent of professor's contribution to prizewinning immunity study. Paul Jump writes

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