I really liked this book. Viewed from the perspective of a lecturer looking to use it for reference when embarking on another academic year with a full teaching timetable, it is extremely well laid...
An open letter to Colin Riordan, vice-chancellor of the University of Essex, regarding his report to the Higher Education Funding Council for England's sub-committee for Teaching, Quality and the...
Claire Fox appears to suggest that the pursuit of relevance in terms of social and economic issues leads inevitably to the "dumbing down" of higher education ("Academy strikes back: the fight for '...
Claire Fox argues in typically bellicose manner for battle to commence in the university sector. She ponders why there has been no backlash against projects such as Beacons for Public Engagement in...
Those who argue that university research will have to become more practical or goal-oriented may find it interesting to look at figures such as those in The Statesman's Yearbook concerning the...
I was astonished to read Kevin Sharpe's article suggesting that students are leaving university with debts in excess of £20,000 because of a "luxurious lifestyle" ("A champagne generation", 8 October...
In the contributions to the feature on the "seven deadly sins of the academy" (17 September), one sin was plainly visible throughout but never named - sexism. Seven sins, seven male authors.There is...
The article "'Our fate was in our hands'" (1 October) failed to stress an important point - that theorists used to communicate with each other while standing in front of a blackboard.Do they still do...
The news that Bournemouth University is bucking the trend of shedding staff ("What downturn? We're growing", 1 October) will come as something of a surprise to dozens of staff who have been "...
Ian Stewart's research into biomechanics has revolutionised the field. A road trip, a book review request and a Texan rodeo led to his revelation
Amanda Goodall's research - a mixture of detailed statistics and the fruits of her experience as an academic administrator - shows that just as star basketball players make the best coaches, scholars...
Whatever the genuine lessons of history, policymakers constantly make opportunistic use of the past to justify their decisions. Matthew Reisz introduces a team of historians who are fighting back...
Past imperfect - Scholars aim to correct politicians’ ‘bad history’
The REF plans are bad news for new universities and promise to negate the fairness and sense apparent in the 2008 RAE, argues Ian M. Marshall
The Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings have made waves across the globe. In America, the figures have fed into a narrative of national decline, while its northern neighbour is not...