Bearding the Lion
Whether or not Laurie Taylor is, as Andrew Fisher suggested (Letters, 16 April), writing most of Times Higher Education's opinion pieces, it looks as though he may be choosing the illustrations....
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To the point
I am in favour of Twitter's use in academia ("Twitterati in the academy", 30 April). The Royal Society's research grant application squeezes the research proposal into 250 characters (including...
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String theory
In response to the question posed (Contents, 30 April), how long is a piece of string? I suggest that the answer is twice the distance from the end to the centre.Len Parkyn, Senior teacher - tertiary...
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Off Piste: Shredded bliss
Is it all over for the signature instrument that is the electric guitar? James Alexander reflects on past glories
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From where I sit - The mirror cracked
How is the global financial collapse changing the US higher education sector? Andrew Delbanco, director of American studies at Columbia University, offers a sobering answer in the current issue of...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers.
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Leader: A personal level must be retained
An intimate learning relationship is much valued. UK universities cannot afford to lose it - despite the pressures of massification
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An academic redoubt
Felipe Fernández-Armesto salutes the US military's intellectual proving ground
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'Disgraceful' trio quit group to pursue their own bid
Coalition hoping to run teaching masters was left hanging by lead partners. Melanie Newman writes
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Original features
Although what is now the University of Chichester was granted degree-awarding powers only in 1999, it can trace its origins back to 1839, when William Otter, Bishop of Chichester, issued an appeal...
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News in brief
Data protectionBreach earns official reproachThe personal records of more than 1,700 students, including details of some students' disabilities, were mistakenly sent out in an email by the University...
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Lecturer disputes demo notice law
Arrested protester challenges police's requirement for six days' warning. Melanie Newman reports
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Royal Northern College of Music - Another string to their bows
Military musicians are to benefit from a new postgraduate diploma in instrumental teaching that has been developed by the Royal Northern College of Music. The two-year course is to be offered at the...
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University of East Anglia - A Grimm get-together
A major international conference dedicated to fairytales took place at the University of East Anglia from 22 to 25 April. It marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of The Bloody Chamber, a...
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University of St Andrews - Course decision deferred for year
A decision about whether to close an undergraduate geosciences degree at the University of St Andrews has been postponed for another year. A proposal put forward by senior managers and academic staff...