Covering a broad range of topics, this edited volume will appeal to information professionals who are interested in the future direction, challenges and opportunities for library and information...
? = Review forthcomingARTS AND DESIGN- Redefining Gender in American Impressionist Studio Paintings: Work Place/Domestic SpaceBy Kirstin Ringelberg, associate professor of art history, Elon...
I was sorry to read Tim Birkhead parroting the faddish notion that "technology has devalued the learning of facts" because they can now be acquired so easily "at the click of a button on a smartphone...
I suggest that the decision-makers in higher education would do well to make the connection between Tim Birkhead's article on shaking up the "dreadful inertia" in teaching and the piece on academics...
While I am delighted to read of Liz Hallum's "Great escape" (12 August) - and very much in favour of her choice of wine - I was somewhat dismayed to discover in the article that the area in which I...
I am saddened but not surprised by the University and College Union's response to the pay award that we have made at Regent's College ("Private virtues include 3% pay rise for staff", 12 August). It...
A year ago, the field of biomedical research dedicated to the molecular physiology of intercellular signalling was impoverished by the abrupt resignation of Annmarie Surprenant from the University of...
Martin Cohen cites wind power in Denmark as an example of how well-meaning government initiatives can do more environmental harm than good ("Profits of doom", 29 July). However, his analysis is...
Dai Hounsell (Letters, 12 August) is quite right to take Paul Ramsden to task for allowing readers to form the impression that he was solely responsible for discovering the student experience in the...
Tom Franklin makes an interesting and important point about the attendance of students at lectures (Letters, 5 August). My own extensive experience as an external examiner indicates that students who...
We enjoyed your perceptive article on the need for students to seek out more information on their courses ("Read all about your course - if you really want to, that is", 5 August), but feel that the...
Nicola Humble's monograph on cakes doubtless makes for an edifying read ("Tasty slice from the sweet trolley", 12 August), but she's missed her topical calling, if only barely. Had she devoted her...
A leading expert on teacher training who made a significant contribution to the development of the profession in Africa has died.Liz Bird was born in Reading on 20 April 1958 and educated at the...
Yes, it's hello and welcome again to the second of our Holiday Specials, in which leading members of staff bring us exciting news of their vacation adventures. This week's Thoughts from Abroad comes...
When Oriental University City opened in Langfang, Hebei Province, a decade ago, it was the first of its kind in China and was hailed as a model to be emulated: a purpose-built campus that would...