Night of the long spoons
It was interesting to note G.R. Evans' swift disowning of the term "partnership" when describing Oxbridge's relationship with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ("'Partner' is not...
It was interesting to note G.R. Evans' swift disowning of the term "partnership" when describing Oxbridge's relationship with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ("'Partner' is not...
It is sad and disappointing when vice-chancellors of distinguished universities choose to endorse league tables ("'Table of tables' offers sector clearer picture", 24 September).Quite apart from the...
Of course industry and the academy should work together to encourage the transition of suitably skilled students from study to employment ("Sector split by CBI's vision of higher fees and less aid",...
Opening your recent article on the research excellence framework ("It's evolution, not revolution for REF", 24 September), I was struck by Times Higher Education's determination not to let metrics go...
Your item about the struggle between "a small group of British physicists" and Cern was revealing ("The week in higher education", 1 October). The report states that the Brits are building a machine...
Benjamin Fisher, a leading expert on both avant-garde French literature and Welsh railways, has died.He was born in Birmingham on 3 September 1963 but grew up in Newcastle-under-Lyme close to Keele...

Yes, it's a brand-new academic year and we mark the occasion by reprinting this address to incoming undergraduates by our Head of Student Satisfaction, Damian Snagsby - "Greetings. And welcome to...
Alan Ryan says technical training is vital - and must be funded properly
The era of US dominance in higher education, like the era of the expanding American middle class, seems to be over. Its official death knell might have been sounded when Deborah Solomon's interview...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Those with a private-school education still attend the best universities, get the best jobs and hold top spots in academia
Academics from top-ranked universities describe what makes their institution a world-beater
An art and design graduate school that aims to close the gap between teaching and research has opened in London. The CCW Graduate School, based at the University of the Arts London's Camberwell,...
Students in Malawi are to be trained in urban and regional planning under a partnership between three universities. The University of Ulster is pairing up with Mzuzu University and Malawi Polytechnic...
Figures from the world of literature are gathering at the University of Dundee to take part in "literary salons" that bring together budding writers, lovers of literature, authors and agents....