Patriot game theory
The academic and Swiss national whose US visa was revoked after he was appointed to a faculty post in the US last autumn had his chance to address his peers last weekend. Tariq Ramadan spoke at the...
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All change by degrees in Sweden
Swedish Education Minister Leif Pagrotsky has announced major changes to the country's degree structure after last month's meeting of European education ministers in Bergen, Norway, writes Jon...
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If it affects students, it matters to the academy
Teaching and research are integral to higher education, which must refocus on the student, says Paul Ramsden The opening of the Higher Education Academy building in York next Tuesday by Bill Rammell...
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Nancy Rothwell
Explaining science to the public can be rewarding and valuable, but don't expect an easy ride - especially from the kids Communication with the public about scientific issues was once largely a hobby...
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Dylan Evans: not a nerd in sight
"No nerds allowed" declared the poster announcing FameLab at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Saturday. The six finalists in this talent competition for budding communicators gave their...
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Deep, dark union secrets
Officials at the National Union of Students are preparing to clear out their Holloway Road headquarters in London ready for a move to a new building in Camden. A few brave souls have ventured into...
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Asbo attire
Is there an antisocial behaviour order waiting to happen in the pages of the Alumnus Chronicle , the graduate magazine of St Andrews? An advertisement in the latest edition invites graduates to buy a...
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Royal flushed with success
But one St Andrews graduate unlikely to end up being banned from a shopping mall for hoodie wearing is Prince William. The prince is already being dubbed "William the Wise" by some commentators for...
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A town-gown dressing down?
Universities should get more involved in the life of their regions, or so the Government seems to think. But rather than summon vice-chancellors to Whitehall for a lecture - or a ticking-off - the...
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Leading lights
The search is on for the "brightest Watt" to help mark the 150th anniversary of Heriot-Watt University. The university's alumni group wants to honour a graduate or staff member who has made a...
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Why I think patients should be involved in medical research
Assessing how well an epidural controls pain during labour means looking at its duration, the mode of delivery and various hormones; but in only two out of nine studies that were reviewed in 1992...
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Informal academy
The internet has done away with scholarly hierarchies and released the masses, says Martin Cohen It was said so often that maybe we began to think it was just hype. The internet did not make the book...
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Time to press the panic button
Unacceptable student conduct towards staff will not get better on its own, argues Deborah Lee The Times Higher last week revealed that higher education institutions have recorded more than 1,000...
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A degree is now a rite of passage
University qualifications have become the minimum requirement for getting a job, says Frank Furedi. Welcome to the credentialist academy It appears that our product is losing its value. The market no...
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Be prepared to enter eurozone
There's no secret about winning European research funding. Do your homework, build a solid team, be clear about proposals, budgets and impacts and, above all, be persistent, says Harriet Swain How...