Hit the road, philosophy Philosophers need to follow Socrates’ example and get back among the people, say John Kaag and David O’Hara 20 February
The IoE-UCL marriage is not one of equals It’s hard for specialist institutions to go it alone, but mergers may bring few benefits, says Miriam David 20 February
THE Scholarly Web - 20 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 20 February
Broad church of the mind Could working in a ‘team of rivals’ encourage academic creativity - and turn out better equipped graduates, too? By John Gill 20 February
Unanswerable questions How can the US legal system confuse the singing of hymns by an elderly nun with the acts of a terrorist? 20 February
Why do ministers ignore a flood of expertise? Phil Ashworth on how to get scientific experts inside the political machine 20 February
Greater London: the capital as city state Malcolm Gillies on why the metropolis could (and perhaps should) go it alone 20 February
Fair game? Should developing countries receive ‘transfer fees’ when Western universities sign their academics? asks Malegapuru Makgoba 13 February
Knowledge is power – but what about horsepower? Novice car-buyer Kevin Fong on the value of preparing students for real-world challenges 13 February
Cool it, Which? A degree is not a fridge The concept of a student market - and so the involvement of the Consumers’ Association - is flawed, argues Martin McQuillan 13 February
Graduate teaching assistants have been left behind by all Striking academics call for better pay, but the PhD students who support their work are suffering even more, Fern Riddell says 13 February
Blob rule turns up the heat Unscrupulous operators should be unmasked, but using them to tar all the sector causes damage without tackling vital issues By John Gill 13 February
THE Scholarly Web - 13 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 13 February
Cyber-abuse of academics - it’s time for action Universities have the resources to keep us safe, says Sara Perry. They just need the will 13 February
Pay is the front line in a fight over the future The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood 6 February
STEM the inertia on inequality MPs have highlighted the problem of too few women in science, but more than words are needed to tackle the issue By John Gill 6 February
THE Scholarly Web - 6 February 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 6 February
The lecture: more than the sum of its parts Sally Feldman dissects the benefits of an old-fashioned but pedagogically rich practice 6 February
Academic assessment gone mad Has accountability to stakeholders got out of hand? Steven Ward imagines an Orwellian world of over-assessment 6 February
Will it be Heigh-ho! or Oh no! It’s off to work we go. Our Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent, but it’s not all gloom and doom By John Gill 30 January
THE Scholarly Web - 30 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 30 January
From precarious contract to exhilarating start-up Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom 30 January
Ashes to ashes, universities to dust Universities are now like Jeremy Bentham, hollow husks of their former selves, laments Christopher Bigsby 30 January
Uncapped numbers: it’s a different story Down Under The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett 30 January
The FoI burden - there are no easy answers Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests 30 January
The market is up and running – now where will it take us? Arguing the case for market forces in higher education will become harder if a university looks likely to fail, warns Emran Mian 24 January
A peek at Australia’s Petri dish What can the UK learn from the uncapped student numbers ‘experiment’ that is already in full swing Down Under? By John Gill 23 January
A chance to make a difference Can social scientists and humanities scholars rise to the challenge of reshaping Europe while remaining true to their principles? 23 January
THE Scholarly Web - 23 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 23 January
Teaching we can do; learning’s out of our hands What parents and schools fail to do in 18 years is unlikely to be accomplished in a couple of courses, says Alan Ryan 23 January
The harmful idea of student ‘vulnerability’ A growing zeal to address ‘well-being’ diverts resources from those who really need help, says Kathryn Ecclestone By Kathryn Ecclestone 23 January
REF demands militate against global academic equality Roger Jeffery on the difficulties of achieving equity in authorship in multinational teams 23 January
A revolutionary mission statement: improve the world Addressing global problems should be the academy’s raison d’être, argues Nicholas Maxwell 23 January
Five myths about Moocs Diana Laurillard explains why a model based on unsupervised learning is not the answer 16 January
Defamation Act 2013: what scientists need to know Scientists can speak more freely without fear of being sued, explains Síle Lane 16 January
MLA conference: blizzard of ice and ideas Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone 16 January
THE Scholarly Web - 16 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 16 January
Mind your own FoI business! Shocking new statistics reveal that our university leads the field in the number of times it has refused to answer Freedom of Information requests By Laurie Taylor 16 January
Let’s break down the numbers Studying how subjects have waxed and waned in popularity reveals some striking changes and some difficult questions By John Gill 16 January
Serendipitous scholarship Evidence is vital, but don’t reject intuition, Felipe Fernández-Armesto says 16 January
