Imperial measures
William Calvin's assumption that early Homo sapiens was more stupid than modern humans is based on prejudice, not evidence ("Brainier - but not smarter", February 25). Calvin concludes that...
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Take racism seriously 1
Racism is a serious problem in higher education. The Association of University Teachers seems to share with universities a denial about its existence in the absence of "burning crosses" nailed to the...
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Take racism seriously 2
Should our members vote for a new union covering post-16 education, the AUT and Natfhe want it to have the best possible equality structures, reflecting the finest traditions of both organisations....
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Recognise this?
While a new awards scheme to recognise the achievements of people working in higher education is very welcome, The Times Higher awards are not the first such awards, nor has the sector "had to make...
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Faith in the truth
What a strangely defensive argument Sunny Bains employs against research "encroaching" into the interface between science and religion (Soapbox, February 25). If science can use its methods to...
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Character building
Kevin Fong's painful experience in the country of his ancestors (Working Knowledge, February 25) is not unusual. Many other British Chinese do not speak Chinese and have suffered in the same way. He...
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Hvng gr8 time in Tmbk2, call tmrw
It is portrayed as the adventure of a lifetime, the chance to broaden horizons in far-flung corners of the globe and an intrepid rite of passage. But the reality for many of the 200,000 British...
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Discretionary pay is 'lottery'
Academics face a lottery when it comes to discretionary pay. The proportion of lecturers awarded extra income in addition to standard salaries varies dramatically from one old university to the next...
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'I look forward to assisting the transformation of secondary education'
David Hopkins will put his experience to good use when he swaps Whitehall for the lecture halls in May One of the Government's chief academic advisers will swap the corridors of Whitehall for lecture...
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On the move...
John Landers , fellow of All Souls and lecturer in historical demography, has been appointed principal of Hertford College, Oxford, succeeding Walter Bodmer in September. Liverpool University has...
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Fears grow for research cash
Expectations of a spectacular spending review settlement for science were dashed last week as research councils discovered how little new money would be available for science projects. The Government...
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Black AUT members 'very close' to tribunal action
The row over the representation of black members by the Association of University Teachers escalated this week as black activists warned that the union might be taken to a race tribunal. The AUT has...
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Champions of science square up over policies
The gloves were off in science this week as the three main political parties battled for the academic vote in the coming general election, killing off research councils and trampling on egos along...
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Drugs market is banking on sex
Independent sex research is being irreparably damaged by multibillion-pound drugs companies clamouring to find successors to the blockbuster sex drug Viagra, researchers claimed this week. In the...
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UKeU was a 'disgraceful waste' of public money
MPs have condemned the UK e-University as a "disgraceful waste" of public funds in a long-awaited report unveiled today. The Commons Education and Skills Select Committee inquiry has found that at a...