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In his timely indictment of the chancellors of vice, Fred Inglis refers to "the present poisoning of the English mind by crude cupidity" ("Academy rots from the head and it stinks ...", 10 May). I...
In his timely indictment of the chancellors of vice, Fred Inglis refers to "the present poisoning of the English mind by crude cupidity" ("Academy rots from the head and it stinks ...", 10 May). I...
I read with dismay the comments made by the Arts and Humanities Research Council spokesman about my complaints regarding its peer-review standards ("Pianist wants comeback as review hits bum notes",...
The picture from Kind Hearts and Coronets was perhaps even more appropriate than R.E. Rawles realised ("Tragedy and farce", Letters, 3 May).The incident was based on the death in 1893 of Admiral Sir...
"All professions are conspiracies against the laity" ("Amateur ethos", Letters, 10 May) is an idea coined by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations and later used by G.B. Shaw.J.L. Hutton, Department of...

A registrar who served the University of Bristol in various roles for almost 40 years - including seeing the institution through a period of student unrest - has died at the age of 87.Evan Wright was...

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Queen Mary, University of LondonCondition of the heartAll babies should be screened for heart defects at birth, an academic has said. A simple non-invasive test called pulse oximetry could detect...

Time and space - Periods of reflection: the essence of learning
Biologist risks ‘gross misconduct’ over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes
Students and academics have condemned the University of Salford’s plans to shut down its Italian department, warning of damage to British graduate skills in a globalised economy.
The University of Abertay Dundee has appointed a new vice-chancellor and principal almost a year after the previous head of the institution left amid a row over his retirement.

By Jennifer Bennett for Campus Review

The head of a new protest group campaigning for reform of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has called for its chief executive, David Delpy, to take action or step down
Including students in net migration statistics creates a “perverse incentive” for the government to drive down foreign student numbers even though this does relatively little to cut long-term...

By Doug Lederman for Inside Higher Ed