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From: The office of the vice-chancellor To: All members of academic staff Some members of staff have apparently expressed concern about the showing of this university in the recent THES survey of the...
Jonathan Rutherford's comments on the increasing marketisation of education and the tension between the "goods and services" offered ("Let the corporate class commence", THES , July 13) should...
George Ritzer has a point ("Let's make it magical", THES , July 6). Having lectured at Cambridge University for the past two years, I have often felt as if I am already working in a gigantic theme...
Is it any wonder the Institute for Learning and Teaching is "growing rapidly" ("Ready for take-off", THES , July 13) when a number of heads of departments and vice-chancellors are "advising" staff to...
Yale University in the United States is facing a major confrontation with its graduate teaching assistants and workers at its teaching hospital over union representation as it celebrates its 300th...
As principal of one of the institutions appearing near the top of some financial indicators and at the bottom of others, it might be helpful if I make some comments on aspects of your otherwise very...
You express gratitude that at least we have two institutions with enough money to compete globally. But you forget that several of the institutions high up in your wealth league table belong to an...
Readers who spotted the item on the BA consulting its members about the introduction of post-nominals (Diary, THES , July 6) might like to know the outcome. Members who voted were fairly evenly...
It is a matter of concern to see the theory developing that the violence and rioting in Bradford were caused by anti-racist demonstrators who attended a peaceful rally in Centenary Square. This rally...
Call it dumbing-up if you like. English finalists at Cambridge were asked this year to discuss the following question: Tragedy/ When the feeling's gone and you can't go on/ It's tragedy/ When you...
On Monday, at the Royal Free Hospital in London, the prime minister tried to get the debate about public-private partnerships onto the rails. On Tuesday, he (or transport minister Stephen Byers in...
David Wells praises the British Library's achievements during the past 250 years, but fails to appreciate that we have not bought foreign language material comprehensively for almost 100 years (...
The articles on the research assessment exercise submissions ("Union: RAE lies skew funding", THES , June 1; "Staff lose out in bids for RAE cash" THES , July 6) rightly highlight potential anomalies...