The Week in Higher Education
Ever read a quote and felt a sense of déjà vu? On 2 February, the University and College Union's general secretary, Sally Hunt, said the latest cuts to be outlined were "yet another slap in the face...
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From where I sit - Everyone wins in this free-for-all
The term open educational resources (OER) encapsulates the simple but powerful idea that the world's knowledge is a public good. The internet offers unprecedented opportunities to share, use and...
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A.W. Brian Simpson, 1931-2011
A.W. Brian Simpson has been variously described by his students as "hysterical", "remarkably in touch" and "so awesome my soul bleeds when I think about him".He was a noted academic lawyer who...
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Single-campus signal of global intent
Positing that offshore university campuses are core to internationalisation misses a key point ("Branching out", 3 February). Individual institutional missions dictate their globalisation tactics....
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Not such a risky business
Your report "Fees shift could leave UK 'haemorrhaging' cash to EU students" ( January) states that many European Union students will fail to reach the £21,000 threshold at which tuition fee repayment...
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Save fight for real enemies
The University and College Union is not running five ballots for fun ("Invasion of the union snatchers" 3 February). Defence of pensions, jobs and conditions is what the UCU is for. Some employers...
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Clarity for student buyers
In response to government proposals to introduce market-driven changes to higher education, the Higher Education Funding Council for England is consulting on the information that universities will be...
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Concentrated but weaker?
David Colquhoun suggests that my colleagues and I misrepresented his views on research concentration ("Now, concentrate", Letters, 3 February). Our previous letter ( January) accurately reflected the...
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Exceptional examples (1 of 2)
I enjoyed the article by Amanda Goodall on the leadership of our universities (Turning on the leading lights", January), and I very much enjoyed her book on this subject.I acknowledge many of the...
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Exceptional examples (2 of 2)
Amanda Goodall should not be so gullible as to believe the myth that the prime minister's salary is lower than that of many vice-chancellors. I commend to her the interim report of Will Hutton's...
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The price of market lingo
I originally thought your headline "Watch this space: pressing deadlines may see prospectuses without prices" ( January) might have included the word "prices" just for alliterative effect. But no,...
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Take off the mask, doctor
Am I missing the point of the Dr Margot Feelbetter column (Blog confidential)? Is it all some elaborate, postmodern, ironic joke?Recent advice has included: ignore what was certainly a criminal...
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Big ideas in small chunks
You report that a new study has found that Twitter can improve students' performance ("The tweet taste of success: social media's grade effect", 3 February). Quite so; and now that Twitter is allowed...
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Misheard message
Aaron Porter was not subjected to anti-Semitic abuse ("Oh, Mr Porter: NUS presidency in Left's sights", 3 February). He was referred to as "a Tory too" in chants by protesters (see a video at http://...
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Demography and destiny
Whites-only in the 1950s, the University of Texas at Austin now has a majority of non-white students. As the nation's ethnic mix shifts, Jon Marcus asks whether US university campuses are becoming...