Presentations are a poor substitute for genuine student engagement If transferable skills must be taught at all, an anxiety-ridden exercise frequently done very poorly is not the way, says Gary Thomas By Gary Thomas 18 July
Academics must rebut policy-based ¡®evidence¡¯ Politicians¡¯ false claims to be implementing evidence-based policy risk undermining academia¡¯s reputation, says Gary Thomas By Gary Thomas 8 May
The academy must end its love affair with conferences The damage we¡¯re doing to the environment by travelling to international conferences is no longer worth the benefit, argues Gary Thomas By Gary Thomas 1 September
Are older academics past their productive peak? A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they¡¯ve contributed through the years By Wolfgang Stroebe 12 May
