Time to cut lectures
In all the recent talk regarding abuse of lectures and lecturers, the blame is put solely on misbehaving students. Yet the most satisfied students seem to be those at the Open University, who are not...
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Oh for the light of Day! 1
I suspect his students can hear the sneer in Gary Day's voice (Columnist, February 16) as loudly as we can, but I am sure it is more intimidating for them, whereas it is just tiresome for us. I can...
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Oh for the light of Day! 2
Contrary to the sentiments expressed by Jonathan Baldwin in his own little rant (Letters, February 23), I think Gary Day's students should think themselves very lucky indeed. A knowledgeable,...
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We tackle plagiarism
Paul Shanley described Sunny Bains's vigilante approach to plagiarism management as "a trifle naive" (Letters, February 23). However, the original article contains a few misconceptions (Opinion,...
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Man-made science
I hope complacency about the future of computer science is not the result of "Computing is the new 'Queen of the Sciences'" (Opinion, February 23). The late Roger Needham, managing director of...
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PGCE spots no-hopers
I missed Richard Austen-Baker's "parody of Chris Woodhead" (Letters, February 16), but I did read Chris Wilkins's reply (Letters, February 23). If Austen-Baker said that "at best, a PGCE can stop...
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Warms your cockles
Discussion of the recent pay increases awarded to themselves by vice-chancellors has failed to provide empirical data allowing comparison with the pay of persons having a comparable skills profile....
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Research joy overrise in job security
The shift to permanent contracts is accelerating, Melanie Newman and Anthea Lipsett report Universities are finally acting to reduce the number of casual contracts that have blighted the careers of...
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Women told to hog the ball and go for goal
Female academics need to learn lessons from the playground if they are to achieve parity with male colleagues, an inaugural lecture audience at Goldsmiths, University of London, will hear this week....
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'The first task will be consolidating and making viable the organisation'
Alice Hynes will face tough times ahead as leader of the revamped GuildHE, but she relishes the challenge. Taking the reins of a completely revamped organisation whose membership is in a state of...
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On the move...
* Paul Kennedy has been appointed the first Philippe Roman professor of history and international affairs at the London School of Economics. Professor Kennedy is currently J. Richardson Dilworth...
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Website gave staff unearned title of 'doctor'
'Clerical errors' at Sheffield University led to three of a department's staff being listed wrongly on its website as having a PhD. Phil Baty reports. For many, the PhD is a prized symbol of serious...
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Holey clothes expose fakes
Heard the one about the university applicant whose most vivid childhood memory was burning a hole in their pyjamas at the age of eight? So had 234 other school-leavers, all of whom included this tale...
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Arts move mooted
Plans to move the renowned Dartington College of Arts 86 miles from its home in Totnes, Devon, are advancing despite protests from students, staff and locals. Governors of the college voted last week...
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Scotland slams QAA's methods
The Quality Assurance Agency has been pilloried over its "painful" inspection regimes in an official report by the funding council in Scotland, writes Tony Tysome. In what amounts to the most...