Argument is not at fault
It is a pity that Andrew Morgan feels that the only way to meet my argument about teaching quality is to descend to personal insults, asserting that I do "not grasp the notion of scholarly research...
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Don't put down the dying
Malcolm Johnson's arguments logically lead to the euthanising of the mentally ill and the clinically depressed if they don't respond to medication ("Departing with dignity: the ultimate palliative...
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Ulster is abiding by the law
An anonymous employee of the University of Ulster has raised concerns about the institution giving priority to employing potentially redundant employees ("Ulster's ring-fenced posts come under fire...
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More transparency needed 2
Sense About Science is annoyed with Times Higher Education for mentioning that Vivian Moses, who contributed to its booklet on GM, heads a biotech industry-funded lobby group. It says this is not a...
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Milky way to health
Supplementing the diet of cows could deliver considerable benefits to human health without the need to reduce the intake of dairy products, University of Reading scientists have discovered. As part...
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University of Wales - Princely sum to attract graduates
An £11.4 million global scholarship programme has been announced by the University of Wales. The Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarships programme, which will be run by the principality's federal...
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Divine irony
Musing on the often acrimonious debate between atheists and believers, Simon Blackburn takes as his inspiration David Hume, who approached the issue not with hatred but with humour
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Tenuous-track positions
Overworked, underpaid and insecure: adjunct and part-time US faculty are fighting to convince their institutions - and tenured colleagues - that they deserve better. Jon Marcus reports
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Reversal of fortunes
Successive RAEs have concentrated research cash in the hands of the elite. This time around, the pie has been shared more widely. Zoë Corbyn reports
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5 March 2009
Who’s hit the jackpot? - Funding allocations in full
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UK higher education’s research claims are ‘ridiculous’, says Vodafone director
R&D boss thinks the grandiose pretensions of the ‘University of Middle Wallop’ are putting off international firms and damaging the country’s reputation. Hannah Fearn reports
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Tara Brabazon: Music and passion, but never in fashion
Barry Manilow has the skill to vacuum-seal emotion in every lyric and speaks for and to those who are neglected and marginalised
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Bullied Blogger: Walking a tightrope in the dark…
24 February: I phoned in sick on Friday and decided to dispatch some emails seeking advice on what the hell to do about Marcus. Just when there seems a way out of the situation, in comes an email to...
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Ucas chief to head up quality watchdog
The chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is set to become the next head of the higher education quality watchdog, it has been announced.Anthony McClaran will take over...
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The students are revolting
In which a lecture on the Thirty Years War is swept aside by a juggernaut of animal welfare protests, and Gloria Monday becomes a pro-chicken heroine despite herself