Dole it out to poor students
I always thought that the reason UK students pay lower fees than overseas ones is that educating British citizens helps the domestic economy, whereas foreign students take the benefits back home (...
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Don't fear open access
Kathryn Sutherland appears to fundamentally misunderstand the goals and methods of the open-access movement ("Those who disseminate ideas must acknowledge the routes they travel", 30 April).Her...
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Glorious structures or grey?
Adrian Furnham ("The petty meanness is bitterly recalled, but the kindness is repaid", 14 May) refers to university prospectuses showing off semi-attractive buildings and ignoring the "Stalinist...
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QMU's drama, no crisis
Queen Margaret University is not the subject of a Quality Assurance Agency investigation ("Quality concerns take centre stage as staff quit over dramatic changes", 14 May). The validation process for...
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Not all black on numbers
Your report "Overseas numbers plummet" (News, 30 April) and the New Zealand Herald story on which it is based are wrong to suggest that New Zealand's universities are "losing" foreign students. A few...
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Off Piste: Racing demon
The individual aspects of motor racing can be intellectually appreciated, but the sum of the total adds up to a pure, gut-stirring experience that's all about feeling, enthuses Sir Drummond Bone
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The trouble with tables
As they stand, university rankings do not make sense, says Alan Ryan
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From where I sit - Toxic result of corrosion of ethics
The ethics of Chinese scholars have come under intense scrutiny following a recent scandal in the country.In mid-February, 80 people in the city of Guangzhou were poisoned after eating pork that...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Is that a fist or just a firm hand?
The conventions and traditions of academia make it especially difficult to pinpoint what constitutes bullying behaviour
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Bank transfer
Proud of his banking past, Alan Gillespie, the Government's choice to lead the ESRC, says research must be relevant
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Appointments
Donald Harley has been named deputy vice-chancellor (resources) at the University of Bedfordshire, three years after he joined the institution as director of finance. Mr Harley will retain...
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Heriot-Watt University - Life, the Universe and everything
A new strategy has been unveiled by Heriot-Watt University to attempt to place its work firmly at the forefront of political debate. The university will reorganise itself to focus on academic...
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Cardiff, Bristol and Swansea universities - Taking care of the children
A centre of excellence focused on tackling health issues affecting children and young people has been launched. The Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public...
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Goldsmiths, University of London - Sound judgment
Listening to music can influence the way we perceive the emotions of others, according to new research. When volunteers were asked to listen to a short musical excerpt and judge the emotional content...