Novel nonsense
So, "Dull Birmingham pays £100,000 to make itself more interesting" (September 17) to the same consultants who market the low-grade TV channel Five? This is another case of overpaid administrators...
So, "Dull Birmingham pays £100,000 to make itself more interesting" (September 17) to the same consultants who market the low-grade TV channel Five? This is another case of overpaid administrators...
Kathy Archibald and Gillian Russell (Letters, September 17 and 24) show gritty determination not to allow overwhelming scientific evidence, public opinion and the findings of the House of Lords'...
Chris Singleton's response to my article is extraordinary (Letters, September 24). He reduces my legitimate concern about the misuse of psychometric assessments to a personal pathological problem...
You correctly quoted me as saying that the 1994 Group favoured the dual-support system of research funding but was willing to look at alternatives to the research assessment exercise ("'Duped' v-cs...
You rightly refer to the growing attention being paid to doctoral training at European level "Europe to streamline doctorate courses" (September 3). You did not, however, mention that much of the...
Theology and cryptography are not the only potential beneficiaries of The Da Vinci Code 's popularity ("Code sets Holloway on Hollywood path", September 17). King's College London may not yet house...
Please move your "Working Knowledge" section (last week it appeared after the job advertisements) otherwise the 5 per cent of academics aged 35-40 who "don't know" whether they are actively seeking a...
One is disappointed to find a senior academic as prejudiced against innovation as Alison Pollock ("Markets will value cash over caring", August ). It is no coincidence that both major parties are...
Only 18 vice-chancellors listed reading as a hobby ("Guns, guts and gardens", September 10)? I'm astonished you didn't make more of this. It suggests that intellectual interests are no more common...
Your editorial "University own goals" (September 24) was poorly informed. The University of East Anglia has given honorary degrees to a number of organisations that meet the criteria we set for such...
Your leader referred to "high-profile but inappropriate individuals" being given honorary degrees, citing Hull University's award to football referee Pierluigi Collina. You omitted to relate the...
As three intellectuals languish in jail in Saudi Arabia, Michael North hears how a crackdown on Islamic extremists has had a devastating impact on free speech for academics. There is an eyewitness...
Cambridge's female-only New Hall College is 50. Alison Thomas reflects on five decades of change. This autumn, Cambridge University's New Hall College celebrates its 50th anniversary. From an initial...
US academics no longer retire as a matter of course, writes Stephen Phillips, but those who do seldom quit campus for good Retirement ain't what it used to be. The era of a carriage clock and stiff...
US academics no longer retire as a matter of course, writes Stephen Phillips, but those who do seldom quit campus for good Besides the latest trend in humanities, that promising new branch of...