Hobson's choice
Stella Jones-Devitt complains that many academics will not vote at all, calling us "nihilists" (Letters, 22 April). But Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives all promise major cuts in...
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Simply the 'best'?
In the THE World University Rankings column (22 April), you say that your new global reputational survey includes data on institutions' research and teaching strengths, with teaching-focused staff...
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Martin Plant, 1946-2010
One of the world's leading experts on addiction has died.
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Rub a dub dub
One of our senior redundancy-package-available academics, Professor Gordon Lapping of the Department of Media and Cultural Studies, has strongly backed the recent plea from the London Mathematical...
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Off Piste: Failure to launch
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? David J. Gunkel mourns the betrayal of his Cold War boyhood's dreams of jetpacks, lunar adventure and the futuristic allure of the metric system
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From where I sit: Lost without translation
As I approach a new job in a Japanese university, I'm constantly receiving material from the institution in Japanese, including announcements of induction sessions conducted in Japanese. "Well, what...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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'Bad' scientist
David Colquhoun has succeeded through scare tactics in getting the University of Buckingham Medical School to withdraw from the diploma in the study of integrated medicine (IM) (“It’s terminal for...
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Political hustings on campus prohibited during purdah
Salford bans debates after selective invitations, writes Melanie Newman
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Research intelligence: Trust us, we're on your side
With election day looming, the science policies of Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems were scrutinised by the Campaign for Science and Engineering. Zoë Corbyn weighs up their responses and manifesto...
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Epic manned mission home
Kevin Fong takes a road trip across Europe after volcanic ash grounds his plans
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Leader: Historical lessons are priceless
The heritage industry puts flesh on the past to flog it. History sits less easily on the impact agenda but is vital nonetheless
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General Election - 'Academy cash? What about spending a penny in public?'
With the general election only a week away, Times Higher Education spent a day on the stump with three academics running for national office. Migration, social responsibility and public lavatories...
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Blog confidential: The managerial perspective (part two: a response)
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of LeicesterCorrine FowlerCorrine Fowler has joined the University of Leicester's School of English as a lecturer in 20th-century postcolonial literature. She said Leicester was the...