They knew but did nothing
So vice-chancellors could not bring sense to bear on fees and funding policy reforms because universities are autonomous institutions and they knew that charges were going to rise anyway? ("Be ready...
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In place of strife
Regarding "Speedier alternative to 'obsolete' OIA unveiled" (1 September) and "OIA remains the final refuge" (Letters, 8 September): we feel we should clarify the Centre for Justice's role.What is...
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Feedback loop
It is astonishing that the issue of how to use student feedback is still so problematic ("Efforts to secure student feedback 'missing the mark'", www.timeshighereducation.co.uk, 4 September).It was...
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Tweet remembrance
The Library of Congress isn't the only organisation interested in Twitter preservation ("Memory failure detected", 1 September).Last year, Jisc funded developments to the TwapperKeeper Twitter...
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Historical myth
What is this "decline" in the numbers taking GCSE history that keeps cropping up in your and others' pages (Letters, 8 September)? History's share of GCSE entries has remained stable for the past 10...
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Amateur ethos
Who do Christopher Grey and the collective of historians think they are kidding (Letters, 8 September)? It's not David Starkey's alleged lack of expertise that bugs them - it's what he said. Moreover...
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French lesson
When I was 17, 64 years ago, I sat the Higher School Certificate. In French, there was a grammar and essay paper and one based on the study of a play by Jean Racine, another by Pierre Corneille,...
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Mourn their passing
The University of Roehampton study that the seeds of some trees on Madagascar could be dispersed only through the droppings of a species of lemur (Campus round-up, 8 September) reminded me of an...
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Chase profit or risk being as ‘dead as disco’, university managers told
A Danish businessman has told a conference of European educators that university managers who resist the profit motive are sticking with a strategy that is “as dead as disco”.
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Scottish universities could face mergers over ‘course duplication’
The Scottish government has said that some universities north of the border should merge to avoid “overlaps in provision”.
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Government accused of cutting science budget ‘by the back door’
The government’s rhetoric on the protection of science funding has not been matched by the “alarming” fiscal reality, according to the Campaign for Science and Engineering.
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Coalition responds to MPs' concerns over UKCMRI
The government has dismissed concerns over the decision to base the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London.
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Proportion of UK GDP devoted to higher education falls again
Investment in higher education in the UK as a share of national wealth dropped further behind the average among industrialised countries even before the current funding reforms, according to an...
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Northern Ireland joins Scotland and Wales in charging ‘rest-of-UK’ students £9k
Northern Ireland has become the latest of the devolved nations to announce that its universities will charge “rest-of-UK” students up to £9,000 a year – a move that will subsidise lower fees for the...
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The top 200 – and the best of the rest
This year’s rankings will also include a list of the 200 institutions just outside the top 200 – not ranked – but for interest and transparency. Phil Baty reports