Salaries made simple
According to Sir Ian Diamond’s efficiencies report, many universities are moving towards “nuanced and responsive systems of pay and reward” (“Performance-related pay ‘is way forward’ ”, News, 26...
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Passing the baton
I was fascinated to learn David Eastwood’s thoughts on being a vice-chancellor, although like many, I suspect, of your musician readers, slightly doubtful about his allusion to sonata form (“Know the...
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Secret support
Hannah Arendt apparently said “goodbye to philosophy once and for all” and instead preferred “thinking without bannisters” (“A worldly thinker”, Features, 26 February). However, a bannister does...
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Open eyes to field skills
The loss of field skills and, in particular, identification skills, is an issue of deep concern that has been highlighted by select committees and reports by the Natural Environment Research Council...
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Flexibility? It’s already here
I was interested to read “Flexible study emerges as cross-party concern” (News, 5 March), but, sadly, my interest was more in the evident chasm between the understanding of politicians and what...
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Regulation regret
It is a great pity that once again a Universities UK working group has delivered a mouse.The report Quality, Equity, Sustainability: the future of higher education regulation by the UUK Regulation...
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Exams with merit
Why do medical faculties have such a problem with multiple choice questions? (“Campus Hunger Games”, Opinion, 5 March).A chicken pecking randomly at four possible answers will score 25 per cent on...
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Light and shade in OU student numbers
As academics at the Open University, we were interested in the report on the OU’s student numbers, which raised important questions. However, we feel that some of the OU spokesman’s statements are...
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BIS plans ‘reward structure’ as bill paves way for earnings league tables
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will enable ministers to join up datasets
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60 seconds to digest drug review
Concerns over open access publisher as journal containing ‘world’s shortest review’ disappears from Pharma Research Library list
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Million+ wary of biddable regulatory superpower
Response to Hefce consultation on quality assurance raises fears of an all-powerful regulator susceptible to political influence
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Impact of cuts and £6K fees is worrying Scots
Research-intensives fear that shifts could cost them millions annually
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Janet Beer on leadership diversity: don’t hold out for a hero
Liverpool’s new vice-chancellor discusses need for more women and ethnic minorities at the top
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Pay gap worse in industry for women with PhDs
Study suggest that most of the gender pay gap is ‘caused by discrimination’
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UKTI unit to lure investors with the right mix of risk
Student beds, government bonds and science parks in investment packages assembled by new UK innovation team