'Big Society' a small part of our anxieties
Rick Rylance's reassurance that the Arts and Humanities Research Council's interest in the "Big Society" is confined to "informed and appropriately critical investigation" is welcome ("Unsound...
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Establishment fall guy
Those who were colleagues when Mike Fitzgerald was my deputy at Coventry Polytechnic may be surprised at my writing in his support ("Back from the brink", 12 May). However, your account of the...
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Keep private pirates at bay (1 of 2)
Matt Robb tells us that with the new tuition fees regime, higher education in England and Wales will become "Treasure Island" to for-profit firms ("Here be treasure, but sector unprepared for private...
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Keep private pirates at bay (2 of 2)
Thank you for publishing Matt Robb's article urging universities to prepare for greater competition from the for-profit sector. Nothing else that I have read so succinctly encapsulates the utter...
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Baser instincts slaked, too
While I applaud the sentiments expressed at The Value of Arts and Humanities in the 21st Century forum ("More than just a Book at Bedtime", 12 May), I would add that the evidence for the value of an...
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Raw data dangers (1 of 2)
I read with interest the recent article by Darrel Ince, "Systems failure" (5 May). Unfortunately, I do not think such problems as those he discusses are uncommon with new analyses, but it is rare...
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Raw data dangers (2 of 2)
Your article "To get to the truth, open up" (Leader, 5 May) seems to reflect society's preconceived ideas about science and scientists, rather than the actualities of scientific research. Scientists...
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Funding - how predictable
Bravo, Baroness! Susan Greenfield is right that risk aversion in funding conflicts with "originality and independence of thought" ("Mighty oaks and little acorns", 12 May).To a less "distinguished"...
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Revealing documents
"'We are seeing an increase in the number of women taking the GMAT, driven mainly by Chinese women'" runs the caption to the picture accompanying your article "An upturn in the downturn for MBA...
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Shareholding academy
In the face of the current trend towards privatisation, should the academic and administrative staff of our universities be encouraged to buy their institutions in order to place their destinies in...
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Visa rules threaten overseas foundations, Study Group says
The UK’s £2.4 billion overseas student market could yet take a hit from government visa restrictions, according to a private firm that provides foundation courses.
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Tara Brabazon: Preservation orders
In a technological environment built on planned obsolescence, history matters, argues Tara Brabazon
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Cuts threaten innovation and export success of UK universities, report reveals
The international activities of UK universities have created a “highly knowledge-intensive export industry” and are a prime example of innovation in the public sector – but government funding cuts...
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Inside Higher Ed: Translating ‘grad student’ into English
By Kevin Kiley, for Inside Higher Ed
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Brazil the first stop for Midlands partners
A joint mission to Brazil is taking place this week, the first step of a groundbreaking partnership between the universities of Birmingham and Nottingham.The two institutions, which collectively have...