Search

169,166 results
Page 3361 of 169136 results

  1. Pension tensions (1 of 3)

    In "Candid Cantor" (Letters, 31 March), Daniel Vulliamy misreads Brian Cantor's letter of 17 March on the Universities Superannuation Scheme and quotes him out of context. As Cantor points out, the...

    #Letters

  2. Pension tensions (2 of 3)

    The refusal of the employers to negotiate on changes to the USS and a national jobs agreement indicates a "no-compromise" position. They clearly want to take advantage of the government's...

    #Letters

  3. Pension tensions (3 of 3)

    I recently obtained a doctorate in contemporary French history, but the prospects look bleak for this "zero-hours contract" tutor. With 40,000 posts forecast to go in the sector, what career is now...

    #Letters

  4. Entrenched attitudes

    I have the privilege of working in a small institution whose staff prioritise the education of students. We receive a very small amount of research funding, yet staff here do research. Our students,...

    #Letters

  5. How low can you go?

    As an independent scholar and a parent of three children, one of whom attends university, I was amazed to learn that the National Union of Students' Charter on Personal Tutors has pitched its...

    #Letters

  6. Conflicts of interest

    The Toepfer affair at the University of Oxford ("Tainted money?", 10 March) raises important questions about the way universities handle complaints about allegedly tainted donations and also about...

    #Letters

  7. Distinctly important (1 of 2)

    Even James Ladyman, philosophy's great champion, underestimates the value of "learning to make distinctions" ("From politics to science to critical thought - 'we need philosophy'", 31 March).In...

    #Letters

  8. Distinctly important (2 of 2)

    Welcome back to James Ladyman, doughty opponent of impact assessment, staunch advocate of interest and utility. Philosophy "is vital to our future national interests"; look at the impact it can have...

    #Letters

  9. Staines has fallen

    Regarding "Rationalise to survive" (Letters, 17 March). The philistines aren't at the gates - they've reached Staines.Sue Powell, University of Salford

    #Letters

  10. Listen to your sentences

    To communicate our ideas eloquently is a skill that takes practice. Dale Salwak offers advice on how to help our students write well

    #Features

  12. Film review: Armadillo

    Philip Dodd on the visceral and transformational reality of war in a Danish documentary

    #Culture
    #Film

  13. TV review: Women in Love

    A new adaptation of Women in Love may not adhere to the book, but shows profound understanding

    #Culture
    #Television

  14. Campus round-up

    University of YorkPhysical hub for digital ambitionsA multimillion-pound campus extension's first building has officially opened. A £21 million home for the University of York's department of...

    #Campus round-up
    #News

  15. Odds and quads

    This male finback whale was first spotted at sea in 1865 by a coastguard, who mistook it for the upturned keel of a wrecked ship.

    #News
    #Odds and quads