Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape
The Catalan artist lauded for his colour, language and playfulness was also, Alex Danchev writes, deeply if quietly concerned with the matter of liberty
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From where I sit - A hub of global ambition
Several factors have helped Kazakhstan grow rapidly in the two decades that it has been an independent country, among them abundant natural resources and proximity to large markets in Europe and Asia...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Campus round-up
Newcastle UniversityBabies of obese at more riskWomen who are obese during early pregnancy are at increased risk of their baby dying, according to researchers. Scientists at Newcastle University...
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The week in higher education
David Willetts has supposedly transformed from true blue to scourge of the middle classes in recent months, and changes to student support arrangements unveiled on 14 April sparked renewed fury from...
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21 April 2011
Our better half - Does the bonobo’s peaceable nature disprove the ‘killer-ape’ theory of humanity?
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Leader: Ape market or come together?
The peaceable bonobo, not the aggressive chimp, may offer a better model for human origins and the sector's development
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Prescription to treat real Oxbridge scandal
David Cameron looks fit to give David Lammy a run for his money in terms of ignorant comments about Oxbridge admissions (The week in higher education, 14 April). Migrants everywhere want their...
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This is no place for slogans (1 of 2)
The reaction of the Arts and Humanities Research Council to widespread concern within the academy at the role that the "Big Society" plays in its "Delivery Plan" causes us grave concern. The AHRC has...
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This is no place for slogans (2 of 2)
We write to express our strong support for the views put forward by Donald Braben et al. regarding Research Councils UK's Pathways to Impact process ("Corrosive impact merits only dismissal", Letters...
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Trinity election fails test
The article "Clash of the centuries" (14 April) on the election of Trinity College Dublin's new provost expressed two problems with the process as I observed it: unreal romanticism and disconnection...
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Quality, home and away (1 of 2)
Times Higher Education was right to point out that the quality of UK higher education is fundamentally dependent on the quality of its staff ("Recruit more home staff to foreign hubs, report urges",...
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Quality, home and away (2 of 2)
I would like to set the record straight in regards to your article "Banking on doubling foreign enrolments is 'unbelievable' aim" (14 April). Durham University is a top 100 institution in the Times...
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There are alternatives Left
Robert Zaretsky is surely right to note, following Albert Camus, that rebels must resist the temptation to enslave their oppressors ("Rebels know their limits", 7 April). However, he is wrong, in my...
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All kinds of win
It is now clear that the government's plans for funding English universities are in deep trouble. I believe that there is now only one remedy, and that involves the private sector.Upfront fees would...