Quantum of solace
Having recently been awarded a doctorate, I would like to thank George Steiner, the literary critic, for inspiring me on my quest to resubmit my thesis.I was devastated when I was asked to resubmit...
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On the origin of calumnies
An open letter to Lord Drayson from Charles DarwinMinister, it is a most distressing eventuality to find one's life's work "distorted" in the popular media. Last night, I attended a cinematograph...
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Reputation is everything 1
In response to the recent article by the vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham ("The seven deadly sins of the academy", 17 September), I don't care to enter into the debate on the...
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Reputation is everything 2
There are two lessons we can learn from Terence Kealey's remarks that young female students are a "perk" for male lecturers who should "look but not touch".The first is that it is difficult to find...
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Because we're worth it
Fed up with being a free research resource, Vanessa Toulmin is capitalising on the skills of her staff at her archive
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But can you do a podcast on it?
Knowledge transfer is often perceived as a concept that is limited to science, but Hannah Fearn discovers it is equally relevant for the arts and humanities
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'Our fate was in our own hands'
When an expensive international experiment faced collapse, Don Braben and his collaborators, unfettered by micromanagement, pooled their intelligence and ingenuity to ensure success
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1 October 2009
Show business - The value of knowledge transfer in the arts and humanities
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Contamination unlikely to have caused Manchester cancer cases
Independent inquiry finds that illnesses among Rutherford Building staff were probably coincidence. Melanie Newman reports
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Law scholars object to minister’s ‘selfish’ charge
Justice Secretary says universities are putting their interests first by offering too many law places. Hannah Fearn reports
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Sheffield staff “astonished” at being asked to clean up after themselves
The University and College Union has criticised plans to vacuum and wipe offices just once every few weeks
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Gloucestershire to shut London outpost
Move comes less than a year after a multimillion-pound refit. Melanie Newman reports
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Gloria Monday: Only a crumb of comfort
Although the PhD she examined was as bad as the lunch, Gloria Monday chokes down her objections
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For the last time, ‘Edward III’ is not a sequel!
Study shows that Hollywood’s version of events lingers longer in the mind than historians’ painstaking work. Jon Marcus reports
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Once more unto the breach…
Retired v-c of London South Bank to take the reins at UEL on an interim basis. Melanie Newman reports