Don't shoot the messenger
Rosy Daniel describes me as undemocratic, antisocial and prejudiced ("'Bad' scientist", Letters, 29 April). Ouch.I understand that she may be a bit upset, having recently been rejected by the...
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Private email, public mob
In your article "He didn't see that coming, or did he?" (29 April), a private matter between Brian Josephson and I was brought into the public domain in an improper, unhelpful and misleading manner....
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Open to suggestions
J.D. Turner's article "Putting the world back in working order" (29 April) takes an unnecessarily pessimistic view of both the popularity of engineering as a subject and the effects of professional...
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Pig irony? Not a sausage
"Bangers for your buck: the MBA proudly built on sausage-factory ideal" (Cover, 6 May): had the University of Poppleton (and no doubt the degree's sponsor, Poppleton Pork Products) finally won a long...
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Rough part of the galaxy
Stephen Hawking thinks that we'd be safest avoiding intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe (The Week in Higher Education, 29 April). This is unlikely to be a problem. If the life is genuinely...
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Space to think
Many academics view the loss of their 'solitary cells' as a threat to their autonomy, while managers promote places of 'communal engagement' that foster intellectual interaction. Matthew Reisz looks...
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Money for antique rope
Most humanities 'research' is the self-indulgent pursuit of obscure hobbies that neither need nor merit funding, and produces only unsold, unread and unreadable books, argues Clive Bloom
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13 May 2010
Lost in space - The lack of private places to work is causing disquiet on campus
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Foucault's pendulum is sent crashing to Earth
Historic instrument is irreparably damaged in an accident at a Paris museum. Clea Caulcutt reports
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Lib Dems free to abstain on fees vote
Coalition deal could leave Tories to decide policy. Simon Baker reports
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Political science
After a general election with no clear winner, the scientific method can build consensus and support stable government, argues Christopher Tyler
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Alliance contribution aims to reshape fees debate
Mission group’s proposals include a shift towards private finance. Rebecca Attwood reports
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UCU calls pension ballot
Industrial action an option in defence of final-salary deals and the traditional retirement age, union indicates. John Gill reports
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Asia adds new perspective to survey
Region accounts for a third of responses informing revamped THE World University Rankings. Phil Baty reports
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No more condescension, please
Directly funding further education colleges would allow them to take their rightful place in the academy, argues Philip Davies