From where I sit - Scholarly yen for free space
Should academics be charged to use university space for scholarly purposes?An American colleague at one of the private (non-profit) universities in Tokyo recently included me on an email to a UK...
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Odds and quads
The Broadlands Archives at the University of Southampton include a huge quantity of material from Broadlands in Hampshire, the country residence of the 19th-century prime minister Lord Palmerston and...
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Appointments
Harper Adams University CollegeRoger MercerA farmer who studied at Harper Adams University College as an undergraduate has been appointed chairman of the institution's board of governors. Roger...
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Film review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
A son’s quest for his late father’s secrets does not bring us closer to the trauma of 9/11, says Will Brooker
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Turn on, tune in, don't drop out
The first months at university are critical for a happy student experience. Indeed, so crucial are they that they are arguably a key focus of QAA reviews. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Sage advice
Close ties with Nobel laureates, global entrepreneurs and distinguished academics can boost an institution's international profile, as well as providing fresh insights, experience - and a hint of...
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Speak out against damaging visa policy
Are we ordinary academics in danger of replicating Universities UK's pusillanimous stance towards the government's ill-considered directives on higher education by rolling over without a fight...
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Fear of failure? (1 of 2)
I read with interest the opposition that some Scottish principals expressed at proposals to improve university governance ("Scotland's university chiefs cool on governance review", 9 February). I...
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Fear of failure? (2 of 2)
Your report "Scotland's university chiefs cool on governance review" is as disappointing as it is incomplete. It is, however, surprising - in the light of the furore over executive pay and bonuses -...
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Down but not out
The article "Crisis, what crisis? Fall in applicants meets with indifference" (2 February) was informative in looking at the national decline in figures but it did not look into some of the wider...
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Get keen on green
An open letter to David Willetts, universities and science ministerThis week, across the country, thousands of students and staff have taken part in People & Planet's Go Green Week, focusing on...
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Mind our languages
The opinion article by Sir Adam Roberts ("Tongue-tied UK badly equipped to join in the conversation of nations", 2 February) issues a timely warning about the decline of languages in UK higher...
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Slippery slope
As a retired academic, I was amused to read this notice posted on the icy road running through the university near my house today:One is reminded yet again that in most disciplines - and certainly in...
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TV review: Homeland
Does the award-winning Homeland break new ground, asks Matt Hills, or is it full of familiar themes?
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Ian King, 1954-2012
Over the past 30 years, whenever there was an important decision to be made in the UK student movement, Ian King almost certainly played some role in it.Born on 20 June 1954, Mr King studied at the...