Hatred has its uses
Dr Johnson once declared that he loved a good hater, but in "Drawing the venom from the poison pen of rancorous reviews" (13 May), Herminio Martins writes of the need for a code of practice in book...
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Corporate types, keep out
The academy faces a perfect storm. The spending cuts we are liable to face will be comparable to or worse than those in the 1980s. What makes this prospect so horrifying is the way that in the past...
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The freedom code
Your article "'Freedom to say anything to anyone' is not what we need" (6 May) failed to recognise the centrality of academic freedom to lecturers' roles as professionals, their contracts of...
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Hardly inspiring confidence
The Quality Assurance Agency, in a recently published report on Manchester Metropolitan University, declares that "confidence can reasonably be placed in the soundness of the institution's present...
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Share the pain
How many vice-chancellors are following the government's lead of a 5 per cent pay cut and a five-year pay freeze for senior administrators and professors? Surely this would be fairer than compulsory...
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Pork your way up
For those not yet ready to study for an MBA, perhaps the "Poppleton Pork Economics" degree ("PPE" for short) might be a suitable alternative? ("Our sausage is better than yours!", The Poppletonian,...
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Soul searching, not soul stirring
Many mission statements are leaden rather than inspirational. Matthew Reisz asks if they can justify the time and money spent on them
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Getting up to speed
Politicians expect Welsh universities to deliver social justice and economic growth. Is this an opportunity for the sector finally to fulfil its potential, or a blow to its research strength? Hannah...
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My eureka moment: Braving the elements
It takes courage to stand against accepted dogma. Barbara Oakley has risked her life, literally and academically, but believes the search for truth will ultimately be supported and be successful
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20 May 2010
Two caps for Two Brains - What does David Willetts have in store for universities and science?
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Cumbria’s v-c exits post
Peter McCaffery leaves with immediate effect. Sarah Cunnane reports
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GuildHE asks Browne for new funding regulator
Representative body calls for higher fees and integration of private colleges into “higher education ecology”. John Gill reports
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Tara Brabazon: Town and gown together
Bridging the chasm that separates universities from the environments that support them enriches and enlivens the educational experience, argues Tara Brabazon
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Impact scepticism
Bad news for unpopular agenda as David Willetts calls for scientific literacy, not ‘utilitarian calculation’. Paul Jump reports