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D. L. Clements asks "why all this fuss about Christian Unions?" (Letters, December 15). S/he overlooks the parallel that can be drawn between faith-based organi-sations and political parties. Surely...
D. L. Clements asks "why all this fuss about Christian Unions?" (Letters, December 15). S/he overlooks the parallel that can be drawn between faith-based organi-sations and political parties. Surely...
In the 1990s, I was a committee member of a Christian Union that operated outside the auspices of the student union. While this did little to limit our work on campus, I do feel it is important for...
Richard Baggaley (Letters, December 22/29) suggests scientists should be encouraged to write books. A better goal would be to induce scholars in sociology and the humanities to write fewer. Articles...
Questions about who reads what academics write - and what they do with the information having read it - are fascinating. But when questions are set only in the context of giving a rationale to...
It will need more than watchfulness to ensure that the central purpose of university life remains intact ("Academe's value must be upheld", Leader, December 15). Neither "modernisation" nor "...
Ruth Scurr's views on proofreading agencies (Opinion, December 15) struck this freelance tutor as confused and disingenuous. So it was OK for her to tidy up a fellow student's PhD thesis for a token...
Robert Sugden concludes his review of Thomas C. Schelling's book (Books, December 15) by telling us that if we want to know his role in the production of the film Dr Strangelove "you must buy the...
The debate about what is "lawful" or "within the law" in the context of academic freedom of expression rests on the well-worn phrase from the "Jenkins amendment" to the legislation that gave birth to...
The Academics for Academic Freedom's statement does not address the main difficulty facing academics who are prepared to speak out against the corruption of higher education by the attempt to convert...
I know it's a slack season for journalism, but can't you tell when you are being set up by another Institute of Ideas stunt? Dennis Hayes and the institute are after a "free market" in ideas as in...
I agree that academics should be free under the law to speak out in their areas of expertise in the same way that employment law protects those who whistleblow on issues at work. There is a...
"Scholars demand right to be offensive" declares the front page of the December 22/29 issue of The Times Higher . "Campus bid to ban racy 'totty' contests," says page 2. Hmm. Gregory Boone By e-mail
Theory is alive and well, argue Derek Attridge and Jane Elliott, but it has taken a more practical diversion Is theory dead, as some have claimed? At the height of theory's impact on humanities...
Are we at our most alert in the morning? In the case of young adults the answer is no, says Russell Foster, a fact that may have a detrimental impact on their ability to learn We spend about 30 per...
Brian Cox had success in a band, but he stuck with his first love, science, and is now a team leader on the Large Hadron Collider. Mandy Garner meets the 'cool' face of physics Not many physics...