After the 1990s, when polytechnics wanted to be Oxbridge, we face the zeroes, when ancient universities will try to be polytechnics. That, at least, is the message Sir David Watson and others will...
First Mark Griffiths writes about the pleasure he gets from media exposure (Soapbox, THES, January 5). Then he complains he was omitted from your listing of media citations (Letters, THES, January 12...
I was distressed to read Mark Griffiths's concern about his absence from The THES's top media stars of 2000. I wish to register a similar complaint, having received citations in journals of national...
Mark Bennett's mildly amusing attack on my letter writing article (Readers' reactions, THES, January 12) contains a couple of understandable but misguided assumptions. First, Bennett assumes that my...
I dispute the accusation (Letters, THES, January 12) that Universities UK has worked against the provision of legislation to protect people with disabilities. I am on record as welcoming its...
As a disabled person I am considerably socially disadvantaged. I therefore welcome government initiatives to bestow the benefits of citizenship on those who partake of lifelong learning. The benign...
Staffordshire University does not accept that the Quality Assurance Agency audit report of its collaborative provision in Spain contains "damaging criticism" ("UK tainted by the stains in Spain",...
You claim the QAA warned two universities - Exeter and Lancaster - that "limited confidence" could be placed in their ability to run any overseas operations properly. The QAA said no such thing. The...
Even if John Randall is right in arguing that differential fees would require more intensive inspection and evaluation ("QAA takes tough line on top-ups", THES, January 12), he cannot seriously claim...
Top-up fees have no place in a publicly funded education system, as most taxpayers would be paying for a club that would not accept them as members. That is a fairness issue, not one of quality....
John Randall has some neck to again be firing warning shots at higher education. He leads an organisation that: * Lacks a proper complaints and appeal procedure * Has been criticised for confusion...
The story about the dismissal of Swansea University student union manager Nick Tregoning (For the Record, THES, January 12) raises a number of serious issues. The student sabbaticals summarily...
If Christoph Bluth (Letters, THES, January 5) can call the research assessment exercise a golden goose, then I can call the Hatfield derailment a golden goose, too. Robin Whitty South Bank University
I am doing an MPhil and have a 2:1 honours degree in materials science, in which I received high maths-related results. But when I applied to become a maths teacher on the government's fast-track...
From Crocodile Dung to Electrocution (3.45 R4). Last in series on the history of contraception looks to the future. Front Row (7.15 R4). Martin Amis interviewed. Gene Pioneers (8.05 World Service,...