Green gripes 2
Many thanks to Lord Taverne for his masterly exposition of the perils of fundamentalism. Fundamentalism begins by constructing a clear demarcation between its right-thinking self and "the Other", to...
Many thanks to Lord Taverne for his masterly exposition of the perils of fundamentalism. Fundamentalism begins by constructing a clear demarcation between its right-thinking self and "the Other", to...
Paul Ormerod repeats the common fallacy that the performance of US universities has "dramatically pulled away" from "Oxbridge, London School of Economics and the like" (Opinion, March 25). The latest...
If what the Council for Industry and Higher Education is proposing is an all-embracing ethics-driven code of conduct for universities, well and good ("'Ethical' degrees get cool response" March 25)....
Alison Wolf asks: "Now, could someone address the shortage of science and modern language students?" (Opinion, March 18). Yes - you, the universities, could. Help make the GCSE and A-level courses...
Paul Whiteley's opinion that "Education is not an election issue" (Soapbox, March 25) is contradicted by your report of the survey of student voting intentions in the same issue ("Lib Dems top on...
I am always pleased when creative writing in universities hits the headlines (Features, March 25). After all, as a mode of investigating the world, it has had a home in academic circles since the...

ICT in higher education Published in The Times Higher on April 29 2005 Leader "Failure to satisfy student ICT expectations will dent recruitment efforts" Do you read me, cafelattia? Which...

Learning skills in higher education Published in The Times Higher on May 13 2005, in association with Palgrave Macmillan Leader "How realistic is it to seek to instil in students skills that,...

Bologna: a dream to reality Published in The Times Higher on April 1 2005 Introduction 2010: a shared space odyssey As her country prepares to host the key ministerial meeting in May,...
A European Court ruling on EUstudents' eligibility for loans while studying in Britain is just one recent change that could affect the fortunes of UK universities, reports Harriet Swain Karim Mijal...
With a general election looming, Huw Richards speaks to an academic about the internet's effect on political participation Stephen Coleman is one of those academics fated to spend part of his time...
In the last in our series, English and Scots team leaders meet the challenge of taking student catering from stodgy past to cosmopolitan future Lizzie Anderson of Stirling University's catering...
In the last in our series, English and Scots team leaders meet the challenge of taking student catering from stodgy past to cosmopolitan future York University's Helen Matheson casts envious eyes at...
Alan Macfarlane considers what makes law effective. Is it down to demographics, isolation, independence from politics or a belief in the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? In most...
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 How Teachers View Science, 2004 - interview survey How Researchers View Public and Science, 2003 - interview survey The Swedes have turned the tables in the science and society...