How free are we? 1
The confusion regarding academic freedom continues: what is it, how does it differ from freedom of speech, is it protected in UK law? The ICM poll for The Times Higher ("Staff are silenced by fear of...
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How free are we? 2
It seems to me - and indeed is my experience - that although there remains considerable freedom of expression in British universities the one aspect of the world that is beyond criticism (let alone...
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How free are we? 3
In response to Dennis Hayes's comments on academic freedom (Opinion, July 28), it would seem to me that academic freedom must relate to those areas in which the academic is qualified. Russian...
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Incomplete not failed
The analysis of Training and Development Agency data, undertaken at Buckingham University ("Over 15% of trainee teachers founder", August 4), appears to be based on a fundamental misunderstanding of...
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Lib Dem fee policy 1
The Liberal Democrat policy of a new higher rate tax band, used in part to pay for university tuition, seems to be popular among Lib Dem voters and members. The clamour to abandon it ("Lib Dem fees U...
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Lib Dem fee policy 2
Last week, you juxtaposed our comments with those of others to suggest that the Lib Dems were considering a U-turn on tuition fees. Our party conference will be considering proposals to revise our...
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It's OK to have fun
I suspect your front page ("Academics use salsa to shake off stress",JAugust 4) should have made me stressed or - even better - angry. Sorry. It induced weary sadness that, again, you are so keen to...
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UCU cash concern
The Leeds Metropolitan University branch of the University and College Union does not have a formal position on graduation ceremonies (Letters, August 4) but nor does it have a position on the many...
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Call for resolution
The Israeli Government's collective punishment of the civilian populations of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Lebanon is inhumane and in contravention of international law. It has provoked...
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Is the aim 'asses in classes'?
The rules on who can award degrees have been loosened, sparking fears that private providers will cash in, Jessica Shepherd reports. Some predict a rush, others a steady trickle over ten years or...
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Final stage of a long labour
It's been a long haul for the four PhD students The Times Higher is following. Michael North finds them pondering their next career moves. The arrival of a baby boy, Zeki, has made the last year of...
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Lit crit has never sounded so good
Olga Wojtas meets the composer of an opera inspired by conversations with arts academics. Seminars on legal history and literary criticism might not seem the most obvious source of inspiration for...
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Petal power
Some 200 years after Africa's plants found their way to the UK, Kew is sharing its archives with scientists on the continent and lending its expertise on medicinal plants, says Sanjida O'Connell. It...
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Who shrunk the year?
Endless summer months are a distant memory for Deian Hopkin. Rather a long time ago, when I began my academic career, there were distinct seasons to the academic year. Teaching over autumn and winter...
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Your lips are most definitely sealed
Censorship is a rising threat on campus but its effects can be very difficult to measure, says Judith Vidal-Hall. The history of censorship in the world of scholarship has a long pedigree. If we...