NSS success at Sussex
While I am aware that Daniel Vockins, the outgoing president of the University of Sussex student union, opposes the National Student Survey, he has failed to notice how the survey results have been...
While I am aware that Daniel Vockins, the outgoing president of the University of Sussex student union, opposes the National Student Survey, he has failed to notice how the survey results have been...
Geoffrey Alderman throws down a gauntlet to the chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency over the external examiner system (Letters, 10 July).The QAA has had a procedure for "handling causes...
Andreas Hess, in his review of Sheldon Wolin's Democracy Incorporated (Books, 10 July), argues that Wolin "does not believe in American conspiracies (as Chomsky does)".Such a throwaway comment leaves...
A nice juxtaposition: a league table showing incremental progress on environmental improvements in UK universities and a review of a book demanding "collective revolutionary action on the scale of...
In the People & Planet Green League, Royal Holloway, University of London, was awarded a "third" ("Green shoots", 3 July). This ranking was incorrect, as the institution has a full-time rather...
As every academic knows, the competition for grant funding is intense. At any one time the average UK academic might expect to hold a single research council grant. I wonder then how the full...
As a recently retired director of the Institute of Historical Research within the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, I read with dismay Edward Chaney's and Kevin Sharpe's responses...
It is more than six months since Times Higher Education adopted its new format and introduced an obituaries section. During this time, the life of only one female academic has been written about. Do...
I was surprised that there was no mention of Toni Slabas and Stefan Przyborski being staff of Durham University (People, 3 July). The two scientists have both spun off companies from Durham's...

The Scottish Government is eager for universities to lead the nation to renewed prosperity and, ultimately, independence. Tariq Tahir asks if the sector is up to the challenge and what its response...
Mona Siddiqui, one of the UK's leading commentators on Islam, is driven by intellectual curiosity, religious belief and a desire to engage. Hannah Fearn writes

Scotland’s dilemma - National pride versus educational divide
Gloria Monday is surprised to find marks being awarded for expletives, and wonders whether she should incorporate this practice into her work as an external examiner
Lecture and conference talks can be enhanced by PowerPoint , but unless it is used with thought it can overwhelm your audience.
Avoid delays to your research project by providing your institution’s ethics committee with enough information to properly assess your undertaking