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Authors: David Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller and May R. BerenbaumEdition: NinthPublisher: Sinauer Associates and W.H. Freeman and CompanyPages: 1,121Price: £49.99ISBN 9781429254311Given...
Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary ApproachAuthor: John AlcockEdition: NinthPublisher: Sinauer AssociatesPages: 546Price: £45.99ISBN 9780878932252Alcock's best-selling text provides a balanced view of...
Editors: Walter Mattli and Ngaire WoodsEdition: FirstPublisher: Princeton University PressPages: 312Price: £44.95 and £16.95ISBN 9780691139609 and 9616It is commonplace for reviewers to talk about...
While delighted to see critical thinking covered by Linda Elder's article "Reason to live" (18 February), I take issue with some of her assumptions. She offers a rather reductionist view of thinking...
Amanda Goodall states that the core business of a university is research and teaching ("Raise your game", 18 February), but a news story covering a conference address by John Haldane is headlined: "...
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's diatribe against cats and their owners appears to employ similar arguments to those advanced in John Haldane's diatribe against researchers: both assume an "either/or"...
Times Higher Education recently noted that the University of Central Lancashire spent more than £80,000 trying to prevent its homeopathy course material from being exposed ("Hush money", 18 February...
Within hours of online publication, the article "'Frankensite' monsters loom as universities lose control of content" (18 February) had attracted a score of impassioned comments concerning the...
John Curry poses an interesting question about the future of higher education in further education (Letters, 18 February). Undoubtedly, some universities will question the future of such partnerships...
"How high? 'Reasonable number' would accept fees hike" (11 February) raised valid points about tuition-fee levels. However, there was some debatable interpretation of the survey results featured that...
The juxtaposition of Paul Whiteley's letter ("Unethical Trac", 18 February) and the article on academic stress ("Stress levels exceed safety parameters") highlight the need for joined-up thinking...
The article "Extreme makeover" (4 February) describing the University of Hong Kong's curriculum reforms refers to similarly intentioned innovations at the universities of Melbourne and Aberdeen. It...
In "Rise up, freedom fighters" (Leader, 11 February), you say that Academics for Academic Freedom (AFAF) "takes on only the few cases that suit its political agenda". What differentiates AFAF from...
I was puzzled by your description of Niall Ferguson as a "popular historian" (The week in higher education, 18 February). Do you mean that everyone likes him, or are you referring to the brand of...