Dearth of knowledge is a dangerous thing 2
I suggest that the decision-makers in higher education would do well to make the connection between Tim Birkhead's article on shaking up the "dreadful inertia" in teaching and the piece on academics...
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Greatly exaggerated
While I am delighted to read of Liz Hallum's "Great escape" (12 August) - and very much in favour of her choice of wine - I was somewhat dismayed to discover in the article that the area in which I...
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How 'terrible'
I am saddened but not surprised by the University and College Union's response to the pay award that we have made at Regent's College ("Private virtues include 3% pay rise for staff", 12 August). It...
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Victim of trial by media
A year ago, the field of biomedical research dedicated to the molecular physiology of intercellular signalling was impoverished by the abrupt resignation of Annmarie Surprenant from the University of...
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Wind critique falls flatus
Martin Cohen cites wind power in Denmark as an example of how well-meaning government initiatives can do more environmental harm than good ("Profits of doom", 29 July). However, his analysis is...
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'Followership' is the thing
Dai Hounsell (Letters, 12 August) is quite right to take Paul Ramsden to task for allowing readers to form the impression that he was solely responsible for discovering the student experience in the...
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Safety in numbers
Tom Franklin makes an interesting and important point about the attendance of students at lectures (Letters, 5 August). My own extensive experience as an external examiner indicates that students who...
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From beyond the grave
We enjoyed your perceptive article on the need for students to seek out more information on their courses ("Read all about your course - if you really want to, that is", 5 August), but feel that the...
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Life of pie (if only)
Nicola Humble's monograph on cakes doubtless makes for an edifying read ("Tasty slice from the sweet trolley", 12 August), but she's missed her topical calling, if only barely. Had she devoted her...
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Deciphering the code
This week's A-level results may lead to the keenest clearing rush yet. But do universities' websites tell prospective students what they need to know, Hannah Fearn asks a panel of sixth-formers.
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All about me, dot com
Who is the online you - hand-coded pages of hobbies and family photos, terse departmental entries or slickly branded media portals? Zoe Corbyn surveys the world of academics' personal websites
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19 August 2010
www.notthatimpressed.ac.uk - University websites fail to click with prospective undergraduates
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‘I just wanted my bagel’: an academic stickler bites back
A New York professor has become a hero to all those who are sensitive about the use and abuse of English after taking Starbucks to task over its “invented language”.
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Something for everyone
National university league tables are aimed at student consumers, but the revamped THE World University Rankings have a broader constituency: the global academy in all its variety. Phil Baty reports
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Satisfaction levels rise, but sector warns that improvements cost money
Satisfaction levels among students in England have risen slightly this year, according to the results of the National Student Survey.The findings, published today, show that overall satisfaction has...