Alpha baboon article leads to libel case
A newspaper editorial by the vice-chancellor of a leading South African university, in which he likened white males to deposed alpha baboons, started a chain of events that has led to a defamation...
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Australian quality spread too thinly
Education Minister claims only 12 universities are needed to boost achievement, reports Geoff Maslen. Australia needs only 12 public comprehensive universities instead of the current 37, according to...
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Colombia plans to build rural colleges
Colombia plans to increase the number of public community colleges across the country to help boost university enrolment rates. Javier Botero, Colombia's Deputy Minister of Higher Education, said: "...
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When you've finished with the feeding frenzy...
Chaminda Jayanetti has had his fill of paranoia and cynicism when it comes to debating extremism on campus. "Absolute bollocks. You are being conned." I am? "I have been watching BBC Breakfast , and...
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Have supporters timed out?
When Roger Kline launched his candidacy in spring for the top post at the University and College Union, many were impressed by his all-singing, all-dancing personal website - www.rogerkline.org.uk....
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An unlikely MBA bonus
Sheffield Hallam University is so keen to recruit MBA students that it is offering them free courses at other universities. The top student on its part-time MBA will receive £11,000 to spend on...
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Cast off your paradigms
Do you feel that the current higher education system stifles your abilities and potential? If so, Sussex University PhD students want to hear from you. The students have started the Sussex Centre for...
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He's still jive talkin'
Never let it be said that one-time Bee Gee Robin Gibb doesn't try his hardest to keep his profile Stayin' Alive. Gibb, who has won several Grammy Awards, has selected five musical acts from the...
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Pride and prejudice? It was 'trashy'
Reading for a book club They are all women and they meet in restaurants dotted round London. Their purpose? To discuss books. It was Claire's idea. She formed the group partly to read novels and...
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Satan has best tune but the worst PR
The Bible's notorious fallen angel has fallen a great deal further than he deserves thanks to a smear campaign by the early fathers of the Church, argues Henry Kelly. The Hebrew word " satan " means...
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Slip of the tongue betrays true quality of elite
Erik Ringmar defends his comparison of LSE with London Met by arguing only the environment, not the teaching, differs. What a terrible faux pas! How could I have said such a thing? To declare that "...
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All our golden yesterdays
Universities of all ages create their own history, geography and mythology, suggests Susan Bassnett. I was recently asked to make a short presentation on the idea of a university community. This...
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Beat the odds in an all-new game
The RAE may be replaced by a metrics-based system - but how will it work? How should you play your research hand when you don't know the rules? The simple answer is not to try, says Harriet Swain Ka-...
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Snow in June, full house in July
Name: Tara Moore Age: 33 Job: Lecturer in immunology, Ulster University, Coleraine. Salary: I do it for the love of it, but £30K+ keeps me in Noa Noa clothes and Issey Miyake perfume. Background: It...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. During the recent industrial action, as a member of my trade union, I refused to set...