Geoffrey Alderman appears to argue that the state has no right to seek to regulate in any way universities that receive public funding for student education or research (Letters, 25 October).I agree...
In its recently published response to its consultation on a risk-based approach to quality assurance, the Higher Education Funding Council for England alleges in paragraph 7 that it has a statutory...
Every successful operation needs teamwork. Before surgeons operate, anaesthetists attend to the patients. Chefs cook the food and waiting staff deliver it to the tables. So why should academics write...
It is perhaps unsurprising that Vikesh Kakad, president of the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association, and John Smart, chairman of the Pharmacy Schools Council, fear the spectre of an increase...
The government's refusal to budge on the issue of excluding university-sponsored students from its net migration figures, despite compelling economic and academic arguments for doing so, is beginning...
Richard J. Evans' account of student protests during the Queen's visit to the University of Stirling in 1972 brought back fond memories - I was a member of the students' union council that was...
In "Believing is not always seeing" (Books, 25 October), Steve Fuller writes: "Religious believers know how the secular world works, yet they openly reject its principles without compromising their...
This is a warning about a change of language, especially for professors emeriti.I received a letter requesting that I give an invited lecture at a certain conference in another country and I agreed....
Procedures must change to improve women’s options, says Brunel’s new head. Jack Grove writes
But tailored training can boost take-up among scholars at all levels, researcher tells Chris Parr
If Moocs are the future of learning, they’re still not without precedents or pitfalls, reports Tom Barfield
Not a peep from Finch as scholarly journal firms fly off to tax havens and grow ever more profitable. Simon Lilley does the sorry sums
OERs are touted as the answer to all manner of global ills, but much work is needed before they fulfil the promise, writes Jeremy Knox
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Telecoms monopoly break-up offers lessons for higher education, says college. John Morgan writes