Clear need for more clarity
My astonishment at the reviews of higher education commissioned by the Government stems not from their unsurprising content but from their extraordinary prose ("Plea to ministers: don't desert us as...
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Abnormal service
Perhaps something more subtle than Kevin McCarron realises was going on at the Cairo dinner he describes ("Courtesy calls", 20 November). His host was no doubt aware that etiquette dictates that the...
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Tutor the personal tutors
I was pleased to see coverage of my speech at the Association of University Administrators conference on the important research conducted by the University of Worcester into why students decide to...
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Time to take responsibility
Pat Brady's letter regarding reporting the absence of overseas students (20 November) is poorly reasoned.He complains that asking universities to report phantom students is an attempt to "transfer...
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Marketing heads remain overlooked or ignored
Report says top managers and academics still pay little heed to communications staff. John Gill writes
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Original features
The People's Palace opened in 1887 - on the site of what is now Queen Mary, University of London - to bring education and entertainment to the East End of London.The complex, most of which burned...
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Never mind fees, feel the location
International applicants look beyond expense to value of 'whole experience'. John Gill reports
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20 years ago
Dundee University's traditional "hecklings" for first-year medical students are to be axed following lurid reports in the tabloid press of nude frolicking and bizarre initiation rites. Peter...
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News in Brief
Enterprise educationStart-ups are not the only fruitsEnterprise education has been "ghettoised" in university business schools, an academic has claimed. Richard Beresford, director of the Centre for...
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Smaller players fear EPSRC scheme favours bigger rivals
'Emphasis on volume' in bids for knowledge transfer accounts worries 1994 Group. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Stem-cell work could contravene human rights law, bioethicist warns
'Presumed consent' clause in new Act may fail in court, cautions academic. Zoe Corbyn reports
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A moving image
Willie Doherty uses his art to explore the underlying issues and complexity behind the politics in Northern Ireland
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Appointments
As part of plans to become a "research-intensive" institution, London Metropolitan University has appointed George Ellison director of its graduate school. The school has been charged with doubling...
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It's good to talk: strategy for a world-leading sector
The Scottish Funding Council's new chief stresses dialogue and partnership. Olga Wojtas reports
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UK university heads rose to the top from state schools
Unlike other professions, vice-chancellors are a state-educated elite, reports Rebecca Attwood