When hardline militia attacked the University of Tehran's student dormitories earlier this summer, it was a shock for Iran's academic community and society at large.Up to 150 students were jailed, at...
Sheila Rodwell, a leading authority on the links between nutrition and disease, has died.Born in St Albans on 7 March 1947 and educated at Loughborough High School, she graduated as a dietitian from...
The aspect of the Students and Universities report that has attracted the most media attention is the significance of degree levels ("After the grillings, MPs serve a critical dish to the sector", 6...
While we welcome Lord Mandelson's recent speech outlining his support for mature students, part-time education and the work of The Open University and Birkbeck, University of London, we wonder...
We do not recognise the recommendations of our UK/US Study Group report as described in your article ("Anglo-American report 'imperialistic', say critics", 6 August).We have no qualms about...
Not everyone taking a degree in the city of Oxford has A*s or even A levels ("Let's relax about fairness", 30 July). Ruskin College has spent 110 years helping Judes be less obscure.We still don't...
Every year, there is a pseudo-debate about whether or not there has been grade inflation at A level. The answer is that A levels have been devalued to an extent that is scarcely believable.I came...
I was disappointed to note in your story regarding the possible merger of Edinburgh Napier and Queen Margaret universities your comparison of the financial position of the two institutions ("Merger...
The University of Wolverhampton's student-data returns were not inaccurate ("The week in higher education", 6 August).The university correctly recorded and reported the number of students enrolled...
Dale Salwak's article on partner compatibility ("Love me, love my work", 30 July) evoked many thoughts about my predicament.I am not an academic employee, but I am dedicated to self-directed research...
As lead author of numerous academic critiques of therapeutic education and the only woman among its three leading critics, the invisibility of my female perspective on a paper attacking me and...
My first academic post was at University College London. But now, in view of its prohibition on the use of "discriminatory" language ("Staff continue using terms deemed inappropriate by PC language...
Am I the only one who thinks it unfortunate that the caricatures of the "managed academic" and the "academic manager" in your recent article reinforce the view of the academy as a place for white...
Do academic journals pose a threat to the advancement of science? Zoë Corbyn finds out
College-based higher education is enjoying high student demand for the support and employer links its offers. But as it grows and evolves, there are questions about strategy - and even what to call...