Brussels, 09 Dec 2004 The European Commission has cancelled its call for tenders for on study on highly-cited patents, highly-cited publications and research networks. The Commission states that the...
" Christmas Closure. The last day of working for staff will be December 24. All staff will work normally until 12 noon. No manager should allow staff to leave earlier than this time. After 12 noon,...
Almost exactly a year after publication of the Lambert report depressingly little has changed to facilitate "third stream" activities in universities. The Chancellor, who commissioned the review, has...
It is safe to assume that our first international rankings for science, engineering and information technology will prove no less controversial than the institutional tables published last...
Consider the following facts in the light of renewed calls for an academic boycott of Israel, ("Alarm at bid to revive boycott", December 3). The winners of The Wall Street Journal's 2004 Technology...
It was important for the School of Oriental and African Studies to hold last week's conference about whether there is a new "apartheid" in the Holy Land. It can only help to inform people about what...
I read your front-page article, which suggested that Bradford University was considering charging top-up fees of less than £3,000, with disbelief ("Pair may undercut pack with £2,000 fee", December 3...
Richard Yuill's right to advance heretical ideas about paedophilia ought to be defended ("Fury over PhD for child-sex research", December 3), even if one suspects that his recent PhD thesis contains...
It was wrong and mischievous to say that Brian Cantor's remarks on restructuring "followed last week's furore" over plans to cut departments in other universities ("York v-c slams his peers for haste...
Laurie Taylor's column is usually the first thing I read in The Times Higher but I was shocked and disappointed to see that "sharing a room with a Christian" was considered to be a mitigating...
You report a surge in dodgy forensics courses catering for an enthusiasm sparked by TV dramas (News, November 19). Maybe the students should be encouraged to reflect on the real cause of their...
Sandra Burslem prattles on about how much she "values" her students, mature ones especially, and that universities should do more to encourage flexible working ("Do more for older students, v-c says...
I was not surprised to read about the problems international students face in trying to make contact with British students ("UK mores alienate foreigners", December 3). My research indicates that...
So Gary Day thinks it is "bonkers" to use external consultants to tell a university what makes it distinctive (Features, November 26). The value of consultants is not that they know more about the...
As a university administrator, I have great sympathy for the financial problems of today's students. But the trend of canvassing alumni for funds is worrying and counterproductive. My former...