No racists at work
"The integrity or otherwise of Frank Ellis's views on intelligence and race" is indeed not of any concern to Leeds union members, as your correspondent suggests (Letters, May 26). His bigoted and...
"The integrity or otherwise of Frank Ellis's views on intelligence and race" is indeed not of any concern to Leeds union members, as your correspondent suggests (Letters, May 26). His bigoted and...
I read that Peter Knight is finally to hang up his mace at Birmingham. For so many years the bête noire of higher education, there must be a sackful of Knightisms around for our delectation. Here's...
The Government in Iran is denying Bah '!s access to education as part of an effort to undermine the viability of an entire community. This must be recognised as a systematic attack on human rights...
The article "Roehampton first to teach citizenship to freshers" (May 12) describes Roehampton's citizenship course as the "first of its kind in the UK". This is not quite right. Glasgow University's...
As a senior lecturer who leads several modules on a programme leading to a postgraduate diploma in education, I agree that many new staff find these courses demanding in terms of time ("Teaching...
When I first saw Bournemouth University's advertisement in The Times Higher seeking a head of brand and marketing communications (May 26), I thought that Bournemouth must have an expanding business...
I am not quite sure what upset me more - reading about the closure of Anglia Ruskin University's languages department, a move that will reduce still further our national capacity in a key subject...
Bernard Crick navigates the moral maze and ponders the murder of leaders who pose a threat to their subjects As John Wilkes Booth leapt from the box on to the stage, having shot Abraham Lincoln, he...
Nick Smith unearths a publisher who can supply rare or out-of-print travel books at the click of a mouse As you read this, someone somewhere is tearing out their hair. This person is a biographer of...
Displacement has failed to crush Southern Sudanese students' hopes for a decent future. Wendy Wallace reports A southern Sudanese university, exiled in the northern capital Khartoum, has been closed...
Commerce does not have to be a dirty word. Greenwich University has found that forging links with industry motivates research and taps new income streams, reports Michael North Scores of colourful...
Demonised by the media, Iranians in the UK often feel compelled to defend their homeland even when they disagree with its theocratic Government. Anthea Lipsett reports Amir Keshmiri came top of his...
Brussels, 7 June 2006 The European Commission today adopted a communication taking stock of the GALILEO satellite radionavigation programme. The communication outlines the key components of this...
Brussels, 07 Jun 2006 A new study reveals that the Chief Financial Officers of many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the new EU Member States may be preventing their companies from taking...
Brussels, 07 Jun 2006 An EU-funded research project, 'Europe for Patients' (e4p), has published an evidence-based study on patient mobility across Europe, highlighting the lack of common practice....