Central funding could 'threaten' Welsh autonomy
Proposal for government to directly fund universities could ‘damage reputation’, say respondents to White Paper consultation
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Kingston University’s new chancellor sets out her aims
Bonnie Greer pledges to champion entrepreneurs and tackle race and gender inequality. Matthew Reisz writes
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Campus round-up - 21 March 2013
Answers on a postcardWork by photographer David Bailey, animator Nick Park, film-maker Mike Leigh and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith are among 2,700 pieces of art featuring alongside students’...
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Association of Commonwealth Universities: 100 not out
Secretary general points to body’s valuable support for the developing world
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Odds and quads - 21 March 2013
The People’s Palace on London’s Mile End Road - described by The Times as a “happy experiment in practical Socialism” - was designed to educate and entertain the people of the East End.The original...
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From Where I Sit - Comfort reading
Theft is rare in Japan. When you go to Starbucks you are asked at the counter: “Do you have your seat?” At busy times, you are supposed to find a seat first and leave your bag and coat on it,...
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THE Scholarly Web - 21 March 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Appointments - 21 March 2013
Macquarie UniversitySakkie PretoriusSakkie Pretorius, who has been named deputy vice-chancellor for research at Macquarie University, said it was an honour to “step into the boots” of his predecessor...
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Dawn Clark Netsch, 1926-2013
A law professor notable for breaking through glass ceilings has died.Dawn Clark Netsch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on 16 September 1926, and took a first degree at Northwestern University before...
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Win-win when sport and scholarship mix
I listened with interest to last week’s Times Higher Education podcast on the subject of universities providing more opportunities to talented sportspeople. As I am the recently appointed director of...
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No room on this cushion
I am writing in response to your recent article suggesting that universities could suffer in the next spending round (“Hungry Treasury eyes universities ‘awash with cash’”, News, 7 March).As at 31...
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Infinite regression
Yes, Fred Inglis’ poignant lament, rehearsing the lost moral and social solidarities of yesteryear, needed to be said (“The retention of tradition”, 14 March). Anyone who lived through those years -...
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Soft-touch regulation
Your news article, “UK union fans flames as Phoenix feels heat of probation threat” (14 March), reports the difficulties that Apollo Group, owner of BPP University College, is experiencing with US...
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Highly political economy
Prime Minister David Cameron’s robust defence of the inclusion of international students in the Office for National Statistics’ net migration data is highly indicative of the government’s need to...
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Terms of achievement
The 30 per cent advantage in terms of chances of entry to Oxbridge that an October birthdate confers over and above a July one is more to do with the timing of the school year than whether you are a...