A clear and present danger
Many scholars feel that their freedom to question is in danger of being eroded or even lost. Zoe Corbyn examines the threat in the UK, while Christoph Bode and David Gunkel consider the state of...
Many scholars feel that their freedom to question is in danger of being eroded or even lost. Zoe Corbyn examines the threat in the UK, while Christoph Bode and David Gunkel consider the state of...
I commend Martin Davies's call for the government to revise the structure of social work training (THES, January 2), but I dispute his ill-informed comment about "leaving the majority of work with...
I note, with regret ("Body facts fail medical", THES, March 12) that a spokesman for the managers of Liverpool John Moores University commented to The THES unilaterally about alleged erroneous...
Panel member says leaders who chose entries on impact factor may be surprised. Zoe Corbyn reports
The article on the Quality Assurance Agency's audit of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama ("Stars fail to shine for a QAA with systems in its eyes", THES, August 13) manages to obscure and...
How many academics would award a PhD if it became evident during the viva, if not before, that the thesis presented represented the opinions of someone who had not studied the area, had not...
I have some sympathy with John France ("Ditch the dialogue of the daft", Letters, THES, October 30). When I was a young interviewer, I hated being inspected and assessed and convinced myself I was...
Although its candidates often lead their fields, the professional doctorate still attracts disdain, and a lack of standardisation does not help. John Gill writes
Do I detect just a hint of poetic licence in Mike Cole's Don's Diary (THES, July 7)? The gentleman he saw in full regalia in a coffee bar in the Orange Free State could certainly not have been a...
Some say initiative will pay off, others say it is best to invest in schools. Lucy Wheeler and Phil Baty report
In the heyday of campus radicalism, protests took place at the drop of a hat and Marxism ruled. Today's young are quieter and as likely to vote Tory as for the Left. There's still commitment but, as...
The next generation of nurses will need better qualifications as well as more pay, says Sue Howard Debate about the move of nursing towards an all-graduate profession has gained momentum in recent...
The unfortunate students caught up in the A-level fiasco might have known that there would be one last twist in their protracted ordeal by examination. The so-called guinea-pig generation has been...
I was fascinated to read that research (THES, June 14) suggests that a major reason for the increase in asthma cases could be that we protect our children too much from exposure to germs, thus...
Are you obsessed with a 'baggy monster' or has a photocopied pamphlet sparked your passion for a whole new area of research? To kick off our new weekly series, leading scholars explain which books...