Ideology is back and the divides are still deep
Psychologists see that the elements that turn people to the Left or Right lie deep in the psyche, says John Jost The "end of ideology" was declared more than 40 years ago, after the titanic struggle...
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Ruth Scurr
A pioneering fellow offers new light on the critic's role to a judge reading the Booker Prize long list. Because I am one of the five judges for this year's Man Booker Prize, I am reading more...
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A song for European harmony
Shame on those who see only dry bureaucracy rather than poetry in the Bologna Declaration, which aims to establish a common structure for higher education in Europe. News reaches Peep from...
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Sound attractions
And might potential students soon be able to search for not just the best-looking dons but also the ones with the sexiest voices? Northumbria University's latest experts guide features research by...
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Internet promotions
In March, The Times Higher helpfully highlighted the "clerical errors" that had led Sheffield University to refer inadvertently to three staff in the School of Health and Related Research as "Dr"...
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Leader in his field
The educational background of Alex Fergusson, the Scottish Parliament's new Presiding Officer, has been much in the news because he is an Old Etonian. But the Scottish Agricultural College has now...
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Boycott subverts scholarly goals
Ill-conceived action against Israeli academics will harm colleagues, entrench hardliners and damage UK academe, says Robert May. Once again, a handful of UK academics are giving us all a bad name....
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Inquiring minds need more than just teaching
Undergraduate research can transform the sector, Alan Jenkins says in our series on new ideas for higher education. "The scheme has given me an amazing opportunity to get inside researching," one...
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Nul points for our global tune
Culturaldifferences affect learning and teaching, but UKuniversities plod along without taking this into account, says Susan Bassnett. In the days after the abysmal British performance at the...
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Pick a number... any number
Well, no, actually that won't do. Practical assessment of skills requires scrupulous fairness and clarity. Not only that, says Harriet Swain, students must be able to learn from the exercise, even...
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Accentuate the positives and keep trying to improve
Name : Jenni Grundy Age : 38 Job : Associate director ofstudent affairs, Anglia Ruskin University, managing student support services, student feedback (including module evaluation and the Anglia...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'Are there guidelines on what exactly constitutes an academic's duties? Does attending...
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Who got that cash?
Scientists have been awarded a €10 million (£6.8 million) grant to investigate the brain mechanisms behind addiction. The four-year project, funded by the European Commission, will involve 2,000...
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Warning of legal action as levels of staff stress spiral
Occupational health adviser issues frank letter to Leeds Metropolitan over the psychological wellbeing of its academic workforce. Melanie Newman reports. Staff stress has become such a problem at...
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Laurie Taylor Column
"Universities are ranked according to their environmental performance in a new 'green' league table" - Times Higher , June 8 University of Poppleton From: The Chief Environmental Officer (formerly...