From where I sit - Move up, move on or drop out
Having worked in the academy in various capacities and in three different countries, and having also taught and written on human resources management, I have found it painfully evident that...
Having worked in the academy in various capacities and in three different countries, and having also taught and written on human resources management, I have found it painfully evident that...

A pioneering eye surgeon who proved highly effective at treating cross-eyed children but was subjected to abuse and attacks by animal-rights campaigners has died.Arthur Rosenbaum was born on 20...
In your editorial "Some very necessary measures" (8 July), you state: "Arguing that rankings compare apples and oranges is not an excuse to give students a lemon. Until universities themselves can...
Ellen Hazelkorn throws doubt on the validity of university league tables, but could have gone further ("Handle with care", 8 July).The impulse to measure is at root Gradgrindian and these days is a...
In response to Michael Earley's argument about the role vice-chancellors can play in attracting philanthropic income ("Heads must show that charity begins at the top", 1 July), Mark Featherstone-...
I must thank John Coyne for his scathing review of The Trouble with Higher Education, the book I co-authored with Patrick Smith ("Pub economists' pint of bitter", 8 July). It is only by means of such...
Cutting waste in the British public sector is one thing; abolishing British history is quite another. The coalition government's proposals to kill off the national census after 2011 will seriously...
As someone who freely dispenses advice, even to government, I am very grateful to ߣߣÊÓÆµ for flagging up the government's chief scientific adviser's Guidelines on the Use of...
Those of us who try to draw attention to the reality of what humanity is doing to the Earth, and what the Earth, in response, is beginning to do to humanity, get used to being called names by people...
Applying rational processes learned through higher education to popular culture is fascinating ("The Doctor will save you now", 8 July). I feel David Sheff should be commended for writing such an...
We were interested to read your report that the number of authors per published paper has significantly increased in the past 20 years ("The expanding universe of scientific authorship", 8 July), and...
Will the senior lecturer in piano advertised in your 8 July issue (page 65) be supported by a quietly spoken lecturer in pianissimo?Rupert C. Marshall, Forte in animal behaviour, Aberystwyth...

Few scholarly works can communicate with non-specialists, if they even attempt to. But academics in all fields may need to make their writing more accessible to satisfy demands for impact and...
Keep it visual, asserts Peter Hill. It is imperative that candidates for studio-based arts PhDs present their research using the physicality of their chosen medium
In a chilly economic climate, business schools' ability to deliver research with real-world relevance is essential. Tracey Hudson asks whether they can find the right academics to deliver those goals