Peerless problems 2
Richard Drayton's characterisation of empires as beginning "in the subordination of one community to a power that has a monopoly on legitimate violence within a frontier" derives from hindsight....
Richard Drayton's characterisation of empires as beginning "in the subordination of one community to a power that has a monopoly on legitimate violence within a frontier" derives from hindsight....
My question to the universities listed in The Times Higher as wanting to retain their university visitor ("17 deal blow to ombudsman", April 16), is: Have you not read the papers? Research student...
I take it that your headline "Beware totalitarians among us" (Letters, April 23) refers subliminally to the three authors of the letters it heads rather than to the two objects of their prejudiced...
Colin Blakemore claims animal research will produce cures for our illnesses (Features, April 23), yet decades of research on animals have not produced a single cure. As Cliff Leaf points out: "Many...
In discussing the booty needed to attract good lawyers into academia, you talk of "five-figure salaries" and quote "£100,000-plus" as the example (Professional, April 23). I don't know the value of a...
Natfhe's reaction to changes to the academic contract at London Metropolitan University ("London Met staff threaten boycott over jobs", April 23) ignores three facts. First, we are legally required...
I was interested to read about the new illness - research assessment exercise-related academic encephalopathy (The Diary, April 23). I thought you would like to know about a possible side-effect from...
In Fred Inglis' review of the Journal of Visual Culture , (Books, April 23), he refers to Mieke Bal, the author of one of the essays in the journal, as a man. Professor Bal is in fact a woman. Also,...

ICT in Higher Education, Issue No. 3 Published in The Times Higher on April 30 2004 Leader: John O'Leary 'It would almost now be unthinkable to provide new student accommodation...
E-learning has had a bad press since the last of these supplements was published in November. Most obviously, the £62 million e-Universities project (UKeU) is to be “restructured” after enrolling...
A revolutionary plan for an electronic student record offered by schools, colleges and universities is running into data-protection problems. Tony Tysome reports. Data protection is proving a...
Chemistry was not for Grainne Conole but technology inspired her and she is now a champion of e-learning. But this growing breed of professional is not getting a fair bite at the academic cake, as...
A Dutch university is leading the way in Europe by going totally wireless. This has drastically changed the way students study and learn, as Pat Leon found out. Twente University in the Netherlands...
Unless universities invest in secure wi-fi networks, individuals are likely to put their own systems in place. Pat Leon reports. An explosion of wireless hotspots is prompting campus managers to...
The digital archiving of images dating back to the earliest days of photography is set to revolutionise teaching. Chris Johnston finds out more. The pen may be mightier than the sword, but images...