The QAA is hitting the right notes
Your leader of 16 May (āNul points for agency standardā) may have got it right in relation to the UKās dismal Eurovision performance, but it is wide of the mark concerning the Quality Assurance...
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Fulfilling work
The article āDisinfectant, disdain and disrespectā (16 May) paints a very narrow and negative picture of student employment at universities.At Birmingham City University, we have in the past year...
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Respect union democracy
The article āUCU Leftās call to go for growth decried as āgambleā by opponentsā (16 May) is correct to say that it will be delegates at the University and College Unionās congress who will determine...
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Neurons don't a man make
Annette Karmiloff-Smithās cautionary remarks on the limitations of neuroscience in the field of psychology are to be welcomed (āBrain scans go deep, but you need intuition for light-bulb momentsā, 16...
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An immersive art
One can only support the broad thrust of John Furlongās piece on the dangers facing educational academia (āIn pursuit of the truthā, 2 May). Probably the main difficulty facing this field is that...
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All-too-open invitations
I cannot be the only academic whose in-box is suddenly full of a new kind of invitation. I am urged to join the editorial board of an engineering journal in view of my āoutstanding contributions in...
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Sole-searching
Your suggestion that the Daily Mail might consider launching a regular series of articles on academics and their footwear (The week in higher education, 16 May) may not be entirely frivolous. Over my...
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Great Gatsby-mania
Catherine Clinton examines the novelās enduring appeal as Baz Luhrmannās version of The Great Gatsby bursts on to cinema screens
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Human Capitalism: How Economic Growth Has Made Us Smarter ā and More Unequal by Brink Lindsey
An argument that blames financial inequality on ācultural attitudesā exasperates Kitty Stewart
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Lu Xunās Revolution: Writing in a Time of Violence by Gloria Davies
Eva Shan Chou on a groundbreaking attempt to assess the later work of one of Chinaās literary greats
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Whatās Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It by Paul G. Harris
Joanna Depledge applauds bold suggestions for how to end the international stalemate over the environment
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Over my dead body!
āIāll murder you!ā she screamed, stabbing at his heart with the blackboard pointer. āHow dare you interfere with my 59!āThis is just one of the many disturbing incidents described by an assessment...
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Not what the doctor ordered
Moving health research and education funding to the Department of Health may mean higher education loses its voice
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Business schools too busy to boost UK economy
Recruiting overseas students is the priority rather than UK growth and innovation
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Russell Group chair weighs in against tuition fee cap
Ā£9,000 limit poses threat to quality and income, conference hears