Do more to tackle world ills, v-c urges
Elite universities such as Harvard are not doing enough to address world problems, Leeds University's vice-chancellor has said. Speaking exclusively to The Times Higher , Michael Arthur asked: "Do...
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Payments spark off row over sins of commission
Admissions ethics are in the spotlight after revelations that US universities recruiting abroad pay incentives to agents who sign students, a practice banned at home. Jon Marcus reports. When the...
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World Encompassed
French students asked to crank up protests France's union of students has called for protests to be intensified to coincide with a walk-out by public-sector workers. With civil servants set to strike...
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Public debate, yes. Consensus on research, no
Most people, bar flat-earthers, assorted creationists and the incurably romantic, believe that science harnessed to the aims of a just society is "a good thing". In fact, as Science Minister Ian...
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Britain, Europe and the never-ending dalliance
Current debates, and pointed silences, about the EU have a long and troubled history, says Brendan Simms. Last month, the commentator Simon Jenkins remarked on the almost complete absence of foreign...
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Chomskyans chase down a blind alley
It is futile to try to reduce language to a set of scientific principles, says Michael Bulley. Was it Noam Chomsky's politics or his linguistics that got him voted the world's top intellectual last...
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Peep's diary
Denham's not mad enough Some say politics is just showbusiness for ugly people and, like showbiz personalities, there's nothing politicians hate more than being ignored. So spare a thought for John...
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Boomers in thrall to a Wiki Universe
Beware the digi-swingers who deem librarians redundant and confuse information with knowledge, says Tara Brabazon. As a Generation Xer, I have spent much of my life working for baby- boomer men....
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Campus is the place for corporate climbers
Increasingly, the private sector is turning to academia for executive training programmes. Sally Watson explains why. There has been a growing trend for companies to invest in customised leadership...
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Average academic's pay moves ahead to £42K
Increase of more than 25 per cent over six years is greater than the rest of public sector. Melanie Newman reports. Academics' pay has risen more than a quarter since 2001, according to government...
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Who got that cash?
A cosmologist investigating the accelerating expansion of the universe is one of the high-flying young researchers to win a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize. Will Percival, senior research fellow...
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Where quality counts
British Journal of Comparative Research Measurement Volume 26. No. 143 November 2007 Author: Gordon Lapping BA, University of Poppleton "Whither bibliometric quality measurements? The case for the...
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"What is the most important right guaranteed by the US constitution?"
Like the Chicago River after the sewerage engineers got at it, the brain drain, I suspect, now flows in reverse. The collapse of the dollar makes it more likely that leading US academics will seek...
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Lights out for lifelong learning? 1
John Denham is right ("Let's turn the spotlight on all our young talent", November 9). But how sad that he so underestimates the starkness of the challenge we face. Of course it is right to nurture...
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Social sciences lose 1
Your publication of The Times Higher -QS World University Rankings (November 9) again provides evidence of the increasing strength and global competitiveness of UK higher education and provides a...