Heavenly tasks
Routine work can open channels of creativity, inspiration and insight that theory cannot begin to offer, believes George Watson
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Help us reclaim and reunite our union
The University and College Union's national executive committee (NEC) is indeed split ("UCU in turmoil as its Left wing looks to make bid for control", 6 January), but the issue is more than just...
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Private problems
It is astonishing how often otherwise well-informed commentators stumble over parallels between US and UK higher education.In "A chance to break free of administrative and regulatory tyranny" (6...
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Gender is off the agenda
While science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects have been ring-fenced and are being protected by the coalition government, it is clear that gender equality in STEM subjects does not...
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Rankings blind spots
Charles Harvey and his colleagues' defence of journal rankings does not withstand scrutiny (Letters, 6 January). They assert that some forms of ranking have been around for 40 years. But the...
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Not-so-happy days ahead
The government is apparently keen to include psychology in developing and administering policy. It will be interesting to see how the government fares on its political interpretation of "happiness"....
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Nurture reason and respect
The feature "Contravene or intervene" (6 January) is a thoughtful, nuanced and vital contribution to efforts to sustain university communities that vigorously support free speech and simultaneously...
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Programmed to think
Logic, grammar, rhetoric, mathematics, music, geometry and astronomy ("It's the breadth that matters", 23 December)? The strength of these subjects is surely that they do not tell us how the world...
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Proof of life
At last a real stance on a real issue of academic freedom ("Scholars chip in with a defence of freedom", 6 January). Perhaps there is life remaining in higher education as demonstrated now by...
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Oxford demands star quality from candidates
The University of Oxford has announced that it will start asking for A* grades at A level.
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Tara Brabazon: The science of seeing
Visual media educators have a great choice of technological wizardry they can employ to enhance their teaching, writes Tara Brabazon
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Cut ‘burdensome’ red tape stifling medical research, report urges
Health research in the UK is being “stifled” by excessive regulation, a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences has concluded.
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Millbank protester imprisoned for violent disorder
The protester who threw a fire extinguisher from the roof of Conservative Party headquarters during a tuition-fee demonstration has been jailed for 32 months.
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Inside Higher Ed: An open, digital professoriat
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Ex-minister joins Plymouth’s ranks
A former minister for higher education during Labour’s days in power has been appointed deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Plymouth.