The vice-chancellor of the University of Bolton has written to all staff to reassure them of the value of Boltonâs âdevelopment programmeâ, which will involve all 700 employees being put up in a...
University terror inquiries flag the vital role of strong pastoral care and good tutoring in guarding against disengagement
According to Sir Ian Diamondâs efficiencies report, many universities are moving towards ânuanced and responsive systems of pay and rewardâ (âPerformance-related pay âis way forwardâ â, News, 26...
I was fascinated to learn David Eastwoodâs thoughts on being a vice-chancellor, although like many, I suspect, of your musician readers, slightly doubtful about his allusion to sonata form (âKnow the...
Hannah Arendt apparently said âgoodbye to philosophy once and for allâ and instead preferred âthinking without bannistersâ (âA worldly thinkerâ, Features, 26 February). However, a bannister does...
The loss of field skills and, in particular, identification skills, is an issue of deep concern that has been highlighted by select committees and reports by the Natural Environment Research Council...
I was interested to read âFlexible study emerges as cross-party concernâ (News, 5 March), but, sadly, my interest was more in the evident chasm between the understanding of politicians and what...
It is a great pity that once again a Universities UK working group has delivered a mouse.The report Quality, Equity, Sustainability: the future of higher education regulation by the UUK Regulation...
Why do medical faculties have such a problem with multiple choice questions? (âCampus Hunger Gamesâ, Opinion, 5 March).A chicken pecking randomly at four possible answers will score 25 per cent on...
As academics at the Open University, we were interested in the report on the OUâs student numbers, which raised important questions. However, we feel that some of the OU spokesmanâs statements are...
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will enable ministers to join up datasets
Concerns over open access publisher as journal containing âworldâs shortest reviewâ disappears from Pharma Research Library list
Response to Hefce consultation on quality assurance raises fears of an all-powerful regulator susceptible to political influence
Research-intensives fear that shifts could cost them millions annually