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It is one thing to question the purpose(s) of a university. It is quite another to ask which, if any, of these purposes should be supported by the taxpayer. The purposes of a university are for...
It is one thing to question the purpose(s) of a university. It is quite another to ask which, if any, of these purposes should be supported by the taxpayer. The purposes of a university are for...
Geoffrey Alderman enjoys nothing more than stirring a pot ("Cost of merger is more than fees", THES , October 25). At Royal Holloway, University of London, we place greater faith in London University...
A critical component of UK government policy towards private providers of higher education must be to ensure that boards of directors (and the shareholders who appoint them) have no say in academic...
Bruce Charlton and Geoffrey Alderman's arguments (Soapbox, THES , July 19) are two sides of the same coin. Universities have relied consistently on the government to fund their activities - and then...
When I was on the staff of Royal Holloway, University of London, I played some part in the events surrounding the sale of three paintings from the picture collection. I have agreed to write an...
Watchdog backs down after institutional appeal for second time
Anthony McClaran's defence of "educational oversight" ("Oversight is essential", Letters, 6 October) sits uneasily alongside your report "'Visa scam' at college linked to University of Wales" (www....
Academic freedom is meaningless unless it means that academics can express unpopular views without the slightest fear of institutional reprisal. The action being taken by Leeds University against...
University of Bedfordshire accused of giving those sponsored by Saudi Arabian government preferential treatment
I wonder whether Geoffrey Alderman (Letters, 16 April) missed my point. What I fear is the accreditation of courses by the state using academics as its instruments. That is what you get in many parts...
G.R. Evans asks: "Who in teaching and research is going to be willing to give time to the accreditation of courses on the European model?"(Letters, 9 April). I suspect there will be no shortage of...
The statement that the Higher Education Funding Council "has a legal obligation to ensure that standards in universities are monitored" is incorrect. No funding council is under such an obligation,...
Your news article, “UK union fans flames as Phoenix feels heat of probation threat” (14 March), reports the difficulties that Apollo Group, owner of BPP University College, is experiencing with US...
Geoffrey Alderman has found a way of letting off steam now that he is semi-retired.The professor of politics and contemporary history at the University of Buckingham is learning to drive a steam...
The Higher Education Funding Council for England’s announcement on 7 October of a “quality assessment” consultation came as quite a surprise.Hefce says this is to take place in conjunction with the...