Wit's not at an end
Are the replies to Gary Day's column proof of a world so stultified as to lack the wit to spot irony and satire (Letters, October 15)? As one sad "old fart" of an academic to another, thanks Gary! In...
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Access all areas
Students’ ever-rising demand for links to university networks means that institutions cannot stop investing in IT. George Cole reports Walk into any lecture in a British university today and you will...
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Still wired about winning
With a great 12 months under his belt, 2003 E-Tutor of the Year Mark Russell was hoping his university, Hertfordshire, could make it a double this year. But a duo from Middlesex had other plans,...
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Ye olde desktop project
About 125,000 ancient books in English have been put online. Olga Wojtas surveys an interactive archive that intends to open a new chapter in scholarship Suffering from toothache? Eyes a little...
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Sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite
London’s institutions can rest assured that vital data are secure thanks to a powerful network. Chris Johnston assesses a capital investment London is home to 100 universities and colleges of further...
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Delete the hassle and net a bargain
A British universities co-operative is helping its growing number of members cut costs on the purchase of supplies. Chris Johnston reports E-procurement is the university equivalent of logging on to...
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Great dotty idea
The OU’s BuddySpace system approaches distance-learning nirvana - getting the right knowledge to the right people at the right time. Anthea Lipsett reports Instant messaging is one of the fastest-...
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ICT in Higher Education, Issue No. 4
 ICT in Higher Education, Issue No. 4 Published in The Times Higher on October 22 2004 How students are getting an earful of learning Leader  'Universities are recognising the growing technological...
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Distinct lack of ebony in the ivory towers
The UK has around 10 black female professors. Chris Bunting begins a three-part series on black academics with a report on the poor hiring record of supposedly liberal...
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Man on a mission to boldly go...
Laurie Taylor has a close encounter of the bizarre kind at the fourth European Mars Conference, held at the Open University last week. "What you need to understand," said the delegate at the coffee...
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What if ... Kerry won the White House?
Academics recently debated the likely course of a Democrat presidency. Huw Richards listened in. To be President of the US is, Bill Bradley reflected as he contemplated his run for the Democrat...
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W stands for women, Dubya does not
Before women go to vote in the US presidential elections, they should review the incumbent's record on equality, says Cynthia Enloe As the US presidential campaign enters its final leg, questions are...
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It's a question of them and US
Tariq Ramadan is a European Muslim who could help transform Islam's relations with the West, so why is the US trying to keep him out? asks Malise Ruthven. It is not often that the US Secretary of...
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Leader
To many observers, the reason that e-learning has not made more inroads into the traditional higher education market lies in the impersonal nature of the process. Students are more comfortable with...
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Facing a byte-sized future
E-learning has taken an unexpected turn. It has not, as promised, replaced campus-based learning, but it has pioneered a ‘pick-and-mix’ approach to teaching and studying. Martin Weller explains The...