No one challenges Big Brother
Academics are expected to accept a far-from-perfect system without question. Mary Evans rails against the culture of compliance. Many academics will have been delighted by the recent Reith Lectures...
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A question of motives
The drive to widen participation is valid only if it addresses social inequality, says Louise Archer. Alison Wolf raises important questions for widening participation policies and practices ( THES...
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In the news: David Miliband
Wunderkind David Miliband this week replaced Stephen Timms as a minister of state in the Department for Education and Skills. Landing with the kind of thump one would expect of a heavyweight thinker...
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Don's diary: countdown to Jubilee
January: Week 1 Can't believe the university's jubilee is finally here. Hope the jubilee garden is ready for Charlie Dimmock to open on January 22. The poor gardeners are up to their armpits in mud,...
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Pole dancing, too?
Scientists and support staff at the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera Research Station plan to celebrate the Queen's golden jubilee on Monday with an outdoor "street party". Jubilee decorations and...
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Rise of the well cited
The Diary strikes again. Just weeks ago it suggested that those seeking promotion might like to note that Tim O'Shea became principal of the University of Edinburgh after many appearances in this...
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Natfhe's credibility gap
Leaflets from lecturers' union Natfhe for this week's strike complained of a "10 per cent gap between lecturers' and schoolteachers' pay", adding that lecturers are paid £21,374 and teachers £25,746...
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Unseen ambassadors
The University of Warwick renewed its link yesterday with the Unseen University in Ankh Morpork, Discworld. Ian Stewart, professor of mathematics, and Jack Cohen, reproductive biologist, launched The...
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When can he study?
A dubious document, purported to originate from the University of Southampton, has reached The Diary. According to the text, an applicant to the university was asked: "Are there any significant...
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New ties and old ones
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service has joined the Gloucester College of Arts and Technology to offer professional courses to businesses. They have established the Cheltenham Business...
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Get a rise in publicity
Alongside the usual ties and pens, one public-relations company with clients in education is selling personalised condoms to help promote its clients. Boosters in Cornwall says that branded condoms...
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Plymouth riding high
Plymouth University will teach Australians to surf after signing a deal this week with Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. ECU will deliver Plymouth's honours degree course in surf science...
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Jewish college snubbed
Middlesex University turned down a collaboration with an overseas college because of its "Jewishness", The THES has learnt. In a document condemned by academics and students, Middlesex's deputy vice-...
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UK sells abroad despite the cuts
British universities' ability to attract foreign students is not jeopardised by complaints of underfunding, education secretary Estelle Morris has told The THES . Ms Morris was in Rome this week to...
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Encourage overseas study, says council
More students should be encouraged and given support to study abroad to "internationalise" UK higher education, the British Council has said. UK graduates will suffer in competition for jobs in the...