7 June 2012
A ‘black ship’ moment - Japan again plays catch-up with the world
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Gravity always wins
Between the fatuous emotion and the response falls Christopher Bigsby
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Hidden in plain sight
Our failure to acknowledge that science is spurred by the same creative impulse that fuels the arts does a disservice to future scientists and to society as a whole, argues Geraint Wiggins
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Legal nemesis for the agents of hubris (1 of 2)
George Th. Mavrogordatos' "Styx and stones" (24 May) is a breath of fresh air, and in my view an accurate summary of the present state of affairs in many Greek universities.The situation in Greek...
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Legal nemesis for the agents of hubris (2 of 2)
In response to the online comments about "Styx and stones", let me briefly dispel some misunderstandings.I wish I could do agitprop nowadays, as has been claimed! The sad facts are quite different....
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Planned departure
Recent reports that seek to link Ed Lester's planned departure from the Student Loans Company to media coverage of the previous tax arrangements in his contract are factually inaccurate ("Student...
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Inflation and obfuscation
As author of the Intergenerational Foundation report False Accounting?, I take issue with David Willetts' response to Liam Burns in Times Higher Education ("Without fees reform, our children would...
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Still a rich man's world
I am studying for a master's degree at Durham University and am part of University College. Having enjoyed my undergraduate studies at the University of Liverpool, I relished the challenge of a new...
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Open the transfer window
Pious platitudes should not obscure the current realities about international education in the UK. It is a largely commercial operation, synonymous with the recruitment of full fee-paying students...
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Might learn a thing or two
Regarding "Ignorance is strength" (Opinion, 24 May): Felipe Fernández-Armesto might enjoy his pub quizzes a little more if he reread Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert's Encyclopédie article on...
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Lord Glenamara of Glenridding, 1912-2012
A former education and science minister who was a "driving force" behind the creation of polytechnics and served as chancellor of what is now Northumbria University has died.Ted Short - who became a...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of StrathclydeCutting-edge researchThe UK's first Fraunhofer Centre, a branch of Europe's largest applied research organisation, is to be established in Scotland. German-based Fraunhofer-...
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Open-access petitioners trigger White House response
A petition asking the Obama administration to implement an open-access mandate for all publicly funded research has reached the required number of signatories to trigger an official response.The...
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Inside Higher Ed: Boycott kills an anthology
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed