007 laws of physics are pure fantasy
Physics professor Metin Tolan of Dormund University is taking a professional interest in the film Casino Royale - because he conducts scientific analyses of the Bond movies. Professor Tolan's...
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Online demand outstrips supply
Demand from students for online courses at Open Universities Australia could soon outstrip the supply from current providers. The OUA, the Australian equivalent of the UK's Open University, is a...
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Our reforms will make for a prosperous sector
RAE changes, foundation degrees and widening access will be critical to UK economic success, says Bill Rammell I have the best job in Government outside the Cabinet. That was forcefully brought home...
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On the march with the grey panthers
After teaching in a university for more than 30 years, I will soon reach retirement age. But why should I be compelled to go? I like my students; I enjoy doing research. Being forced to retire is...
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Say it with knitwear
Most would make do with a carriage clock. But Peter Knight has received perhaps the most bizarre retirement gift in higher education history. The former vice-chancellor of the University of Central...
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Ho, ho, don't hold back
So much for spreading season's greetings to all and sundry. The Christmas cards sent via e-mail from Universities UK state "this communication is strictly confidential and legally privileged..." And...
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Don't forget your Sheffield logo
How far would you go to plug your university? Lisa Fisher, brand manager at Sheffield Hallam University, took three months off work to explore the wonders of South America. She packed only a passport...
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Poach thy neighbour
The vice-chancellors of Sussex and Brighton universities, Alasdair Smith and Julian Crampton, raised laughs with their honesty at the Society for Research into Higher Education conference last week....
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A job for life and for Christmas
Once an academic, always an academic. The Latvian president, who until 1999 was a psychology professor at the University of Montreal, is to spend the Christmas break writing a book on Latvian folk...
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Unless we merge we will surely die
The sector will survive only if it embraces the business ethic, says Adrian Monck. What it needs is a Wapping or a "big bang" Remember the big bang? Not the Stephen Hawking variety, but the one 20...
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Take a Frenchman, an Englishman and then...
...throw in sex and money - and what do you get? World leaders who weren't all they seemed, says Richard Vinen In his memoirs, Winston Churchill recalls his first meeting with Charles de Gaulle. It...
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Crumbs! Munch bunch is coming
Why do students treat lectures like a cinema outing, arming themselves with snacks? Susan Bassnett chews it over Some years ago, when I first visited a US university, I was surprised to see notices...
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Make sure there is room at the inn
Students who have come from care need more support than peers to progress to university and to stay there. Harriet Swain pinpoints strategies that ease their progress, including providing year-round...
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Untold wealth and wishful thinking
Name: Trudie Roberts Job: Head, Leeds University School of Medicine Background: First-class honours degree in anatomy and a degree in medicine from Manchester University, followed by junior medical...
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Ask the panel
As a security guard in a new university in an inner city, I am frequently called on to deal with drunken students and break up parties or late-night brawls. I feel intimidated and fear for my safety...