Responsible leadership (1 of 2)
As deputy academic secretary at the University of Stirling at the time of the Queen's visit in 1972, I, inter alia, served as clerk to the discipline committee, which was anything but the "hopeless...
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Responsible leadership (2 of 2)
I am grateful to correspondents for pointing out a couple of slips of memory (perhaps inevitable after a gap of 40 years) in "A right royal rumpus" (Opinions, 11 October). Lord Wheatley was indeed...
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Ethical position
The purpose of my speech to the Higher Education Forum was to emphasise how all sector organisations - universities, students' unions and oversight bodies - can learn from difficult cases ("More help...
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Qualified expectations (1 of 2)
Regarding "Universal lesson to be learned" (Leader, 1 November): I was struck by the statement that "many students will expect their lecturers to have a doctorate, with its guarantee of research...
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Qualified expectations (2 of 2)
"Universal lesson to be learned" rightly concludes that "there is no ignoring the fact that the qualifications of those who teach matter at all levels of education". However, becoming a skilled...
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Priceless benefits
It was disappointing to read that the University and College Union appears to conflate a genuine opportunity for artists with continuing (and understandable) concerns about unpaid labour ("Union...
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Debt put postgrads off before fees hike
Longitudinal study adds to concerns raised about the future of UK research. Jack Grove reports
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Peace of mind: sector mulls insurance against acts of God (well, UKBA)
The sector is considering protecting its reputation among international students by creating an insurance scheme that would provide compensation or transfer to other courses for those affected if...
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Antarctic merger is frozen out
Survey stays intact after politicians and scientists put proposal on ice. Paul Jump writes
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From where I sit - No time to lose on Korea moves
When it comes to higher education in the Republic of Korea, most of us would find it hard to answer key questions. What do you think about their university research priorities? Who would you partner...
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Leader: Bull or bear, they will fight it
The Council for the Defence of British Universities aims to repel the market forces that it says threaten the academy's values
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Research intelligence - Gender bias hides, even in open minds
Sector wakes up to discriminatory effects of unconscious prejudice. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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The week in higher education
• Among the smaller but still significant casualties of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the East Coast of the US last month, were thousands of laboratory rodents drowned in the basement rooms of a...
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Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman
This tale of friends, lovers and fighters for political change has epic sweep, says Robin Feuer Miller