Catch the tube
We were delighted that our "Test Tube" knowledge transfer project caught your attention last week. We are, though, slightly concerned that the film you chose to highlight - capturing David Scott's...
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Courageous example
As someone who voted for Philip Burgess in the elections to the Higher Education Academy, I was dismayed to read his account of the undemocratic way in which it operates (Letters, 8 May). However, I...
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Valuable partner
I read with interest your article on my motive for setting up INTO University Partnerships (News, 1 May). I would like briefly to clarify some points covered.The article suggests we have concluded...
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Spotless reputation
Mary Evans accuses Richard Branson of helping to sexualise our culture by choosing the brand name, Virgin ("Lolita, lolly and lost girls", 1 May). Yet this ancient word has strongly positive...
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Teenage prodigies
You report that Alia Sabut is to become the youngest-ever university professor, at 19 years of age (Overseas briefing, 8 May). Colin MacLaurin (1693-1754), a mathematician and philosopher, was...
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Part-time discrimination
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is right to indicate that women and older people will be hardest hit by the withdrawal of funding for equivalent or lower qualifications ("Women...
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Data of dubious value
You reported the headline conclusion of a Research Fortnight article ("Russell Group gets smaller share of council cash", 1 May) without referring to our letter of correction regarding this article...
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Size matters
For undergraduate students the crucial aspects of contact time are the size and frequency of classes, tutorials and seminars ("Clocking on", 1 May). This is the conclusion that emerges strongly from...
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Gold standard reassessed
Employers are worried that the sector's generous pensions are unsustainable, so could this be the end of the road for final-salary schemes? asks Tariq Tahir
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The Queen for a day
A royal visit can be the highlight that makes a university event unforgettable, but not always in the right way. Tariq Tahir reviews the details of protocol and planning needed to make them work
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The decline of reason
Rational thinking is the tool of the intellectual's trade. And yet, argues Roy Harris, academics and universities have abandoned reason in pursuit of a more commercial credo
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15 May 2008
How secure is your pension? - Long-lived academics, limited contributions and the problems of final-salary schemes
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The week in books
Love and Sex With Robots: the Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships by David Levy, artificial intelligence researcher. Duckworth, £12.99, ISBN 9780715637401"David Levy's thesis, in this fascinating...
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Published this week
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESFunctional and Evolutionary Ecology of FleasBy Boris R. Krasnov, member of the department of desert ecology, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCambridge University Press, £85....
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First impressions competition: 8 May 2008
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a classic tale of childhood:"When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was...