A straight case of discrimination? Lawsuits come in all shades for US institutions
Universities face civil-rights actions from white men and heterosexuals, writes Jon Marcus
Universities face civil-rights actions from white men and heterosexuals, writes Jon Marcus
The government is mistaken to continue arguing that science graduates alone are the key to delivering economic growth
Funny how the words "funny" and "business" pair naturally. I'm a fifth-generation Australian, but with many ties to the UK. My father, daughter and I all have Cambridge PhDs, perhaps the only...

One of the most prominent, prolific and wide-ranging literary critics of his generation has died.Sir Frank Kermode was born on the Isle of Man on 29 November 1919 and educated at Douglas High School...
Investing in multi-million-pound supercomputers should revolutionise research in many fields, writes Paul Jump
If university websites are evaluated only as a marketing tool for attracting undergraduate applicants ("Deciphering the code", 19 August), there is a danger that they will become less usable for...
Alongside universities offering more relevant information on their home pages, they also need to get out there on the sites where students actually communicate and engage. Why is it that a university...
Pondering the usefulness of university presences online, it seems to me that one crucial factor is missing - namely a facility for interacting with university vice-chancellors. A weekly session...
I don't know who Renata Salecl has been hanging about with (maybe it's all Lacanian theorists round her way) ("Decisions, decisions", 19 August), but if she'd care to visit us in Cardiff it would be...
Despite some negative reporting on the recent National Student Survey published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England ("The art of joy in short supply at creative colleges, NSS shows",...
While I share the concerns of Julian Huppert MP about advocating science in Parliament, your report on "A geneticist in the House" (12 August) is mistaken in stating that Huppert is "one of only two...
The claims about universities and diplomas in Times Higher Education fail to explain that very few students chose to take the advanced diploma in 2008 (The Week in Higher Education, 19 August). It...
Whatever the merits of increased private-sector involvement in our universities, Carl Lygo of BPP University College is wrong when he tells THE readers that "those bodies that inspect BPP are subject...
Why would any private college take on departments that are closed by cuts ("Struggling colleges reach for BPP life raft in a bid to stay afloat", 19 August)? Yes, the staff may be excellent, but the...
May I offer congratulations to the Universities Superannuation Scheme investment staff on their £40,000 bonus payments ("Bumper bonuses for USS staff reignite union anger", www.timeshighereducation....