False dichotomy 2
"Academic freedom" sounds like special pleading. Democracy among other things is the ongoing struggle for freedom of expression - a freedom that extends to all members of society regardless of their...
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Alumni's plea: think again
As historians who owe so much to the University of Sussex environment in which we were trained, we are calling on the university to stop its proposals to withdraw from research and research-led...
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Further extinction?
The growth of higher education delivered within further education colleges was a rational move by universities. Local colleges could provide potential growth without the need for significant capital...
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'Universal' truths
In "Truth trumps full disclosure" (Letters, 11 February), Paul Kiff says that I do not seem "to know that most ethical codes dispense with the need for fully informed consent when it is likely to...
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Unethical Trac
Stuart Palmer's defence of the so-called Transparent Approach to Costing is unsurprising ("Let's get on the right Trac", 11 February). What is not widely recognised is that the surveys on which Trac...
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Subtle engagement
Your headline-grabbing article "'Naive' arts partners exploited by the academy" (4 February) fails to provide a reference to the title and location of my report. THE readers who look beyond your...
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Epistemology knocked
According to John Radford (Letters, 11 February), "science is based on objective, public, replicable observations yielding testable conclusions". In fact, it is based only on what we know, understand...
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Still offering shelter
Your report that the National University of Ireland (NUI) has been dissolved by the Irish Government is premature ("Umbrella body put down", 28 January). Batt O'Keeffe, the Minister for Education and...
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Cheap incentive
To improve the quality of teaching in research-led universities in the face of cuts, let's persuade the research councils to allocate funds on the basis of assessments of the quality of applicants'...
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John Greed, 1937-2010
A popular law lecturer who wrote about topics ranging from paddle steamers to biblical prophecy has died.John Greed was born on 18 November 1937 in Bridgwater, Somerset, and educated at Taunton...
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Racism at Oxford? Hardly, claim staff
Staff at the University of Oxford believe "very little needs to be done" to promote racial equality, despite half of their students claiming to have experienced racism.More than 1,000 members of...
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Oxford/Cambridge Universities - Feelings run high
The appearance of Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon, at Oxford Union provoked protests and scuffles last week. Interruptions came from protesters criticising Israel's conduct in...
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Publish and be dumped?
According to well-informed sources meeting after dark behind the squash courts, Professor Doug Gunter of our Politics for Business Department faces disciplinary action over statements made during his...
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Off Piste: Beyond the Boundaries
John D. Brewer reflects on his passion for two artists who transcended social convention and produced work redolent of a bygone time and place
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From where I sit: Discerning palates
When Private Eye takes notice, it's a sure sign that something's afoot. So when the satirical magazine ran its recent piece "Brussels is Oxbridge blue", it confirmed that university league tables are...