The West's faith in open borders, which has laid the foundation for a boom in tourism, has been shaken by events such as 9/11, says Raoul Bianchi In a world of hyper-mobile capital, instantaneous...
...is more of a threat to academic freedom than a couple of lecturers being sacked from a small translation journal' A delegation of lecturers and students visiting the occupied territories has been...
Literary theory is dying, argues Stephen Logan. It is time for literary criticism to rediscover its traditions and to appreciate 'greatness' A colleague of mine in another university was recently...
To squat or sit, to flush or recycle, to accept top-down solutions or 'bottom-up' revolutions - toilet provision, or the lack of it, reveals a nation's soul, argues Clara Greed There is a great deal...
Law is now the most popular subject studied at UK universities, but as Gary Slapper points out, it wasn't always held in high esteem... This year there were 76,617 applications to study law at...
Tourists and scientists alike are fascinated by the 5,300-year-old preserved remains of an 'iceman' who may well have been killed. Paul Bompard reports A5,300-year-old mummy is fast becoming the Che...
The closure of the school of classics and ancient history at Queen's University, Belfast, will deny the Northern Irish the chance to study at home, which is important for those from poor backgrounds...
The Israeli public security minister ordered the reopening of the east Jerusalem offices of the president of Al-Quds University, Sari Nusseibeh, on July 22. Baruch Kimmerling and Irene Bruegel might...
Lord Irvine's visitorial decision on the complaint of Dennis Foster about Exeter University's failure to provide adequate PhD supervision (Whistleblowers, THES , July 12) is rightly criticised by...
Lyndon Smith raises important issues about the status and purpose of the PhD award (Why I..., THES , July 19). English universities have not traditionally awarded doctorates. It was once the norm for...
Lord Sainsbury's remarks are misleading ("£1.25 billion equals 'no excuses'", THES , July 19). Universities need £9.94 billion to reach the government's targets, £1.25 billion is not enough. Unless...
Bruce Charlton and those who argue that greater private funding would free universities from the state are living in cloud cuckooland (Soapbox, THES , July 19). Why would government-funded student...
Bruce Charlton and Geoffrey Alderman's arguments (Soapbox, THES , July 19) are two sides of the same coin. Universities have relied consistently on the government to fund their activities - and then...
Academia would collapse if lecturing staff did not provide free services over and above those contracted and/or do additional work for derisory sums. External examining is among the latter. It...
It is sad to see that of all Rosalind Franklin's achievements and brilliance, it is her hand-sewing of a bikini that should form headline and caption material (Books, THES , July 19). The...