Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Why Open Access is Good News for Neo-Nazis
Much of the debate on Open Access has concentrated on the shift from a subscription model that opens access for authors, while […]
I Have No Time to Think and Write
The extent to which academics in different situations own their time appears to be closely associated with the distribution of privilege. In an academic world that is elitist one needs to acquire privileges in order to have time.
How Much Autonomy Do You Have as a Post-Doc
Considering the relationship between researcher and institution – maybe the disclaimer isn’t enough.
Gangster Anthropologist
Jorja Leap immersed herself in the culture of Los Angeles’ notorious street gangs for over 10 years, interviewing and working with hundreds of active and former gang members.
British Higher Education and the Language of Business
Money, markets, and higher education in the media.
A Sociologist’s Adventures in Social Media Land
Like many academics, I was quite oblivious to the virtues of using digital social media for professional purposes for rather a long time. Then one day earlier this year the scales fell from my eyes.
I’m academic male & I don’t care about female ECRs?!
I expect many of you will be aware of the very amusing yet, at the same time, incredibly scary twitter account @academic male…
