It's bad, business
How ironic that the Government should see fit to place intellectuals at the behest of big business ("'Universities' out as DIUS is succeeded by business ministry", 11 June) just when it is precisely...
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Concern over London's research resources 1
I have been following with deepening anxiety the increasing dangers faced by research libraries in London, on many of which my research and that of many French colleagues depends (Letters, 4 June)....
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Concern over London's research resources 2
Recent correspondence on the future of the University of London's library has focused on the Senate House Library itself. But the Research Library Services also include the libraries of the...
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Concern over London's research resources 3
I am alarmed by the letter of the vice-chancellor of the University of London, Sir Grahame Davies, in which he seeks to reassure an earlier correspondent as to the fate of the University of London...
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How green is my tally?
The Green League table shows that many institutions are very serious about sustainability, and laggards are being pushed along by plans to link funding to progress in cutting carbon use. Hannah Fearn...
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Wisdom received, over and out
Imagine being able to gain wisdom instantly, use it to make a vital decision and then lose it again (if you wish) to wallow in ignorance. Would being able to do so, which is not a distant prospect,...
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I poke dead people: the paradox of Facebook
Deborah Rogers ponders the power of the social-networking site - even when its users have departed the 'real' world - and finds there is no rest for narcissism
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18 June 2009
Green pacesetters - Who has the UK’s most sustainable campus?
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Report calls for extra support for early careers chemists
Researchers face a number of challenges. Zoe Corbyn reports
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A levels are ‘hollow preparation’ for university
Think-tank says qualification reduces readiness for independent study. Hannah Fearn reports
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Tara Brabazon: Committed to fighting and thinking
As librarians are being retitled and rebranded, Tara Brabazon focuses on their vital role
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Mandelson’s mission to build knowledge and creativity
Setting out his stall as head of the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, government First Secretary Lord Mandelson answers a series of written questions put to him by Times Higher...
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Reward fund praised for improving HR
£888m RDS scheme helped modernise human resource management, report finds, but UCU says impact on staff pay was minimal. Hannah Fearn writes
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Bullied Blogger: Goodbye to all that…
16 June: This is my final blog post. I want to conclude my thoughts on this experience, which has lasted more than eight months.I am still terribly bitter about what happened. There are things I...
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Science minister wants select committee only for science
Lord Drayson says new department is too big. Phil Baty reports