Impact is created in immeasurable ways 2
In their open letter to Research Councils UK, Donald Braben and his co-signatories urge peer reviewers to stage a "modest revolt" by declining to "assess" potential economic impact. It is worth being...
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Impact is created in immeasurable ways 3
In an attempt to make opposition to the "impact agenda" seem foolish, a panellist is quoted as inviting academics to raise their hand if they would want their work to have no impact whatsoever: "I...
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Named and/or shamed?
The article on citation counting ("A measure of humanities?", 5 November) mentions two reasons why this method is ill-suited to assessing the quality of work produced in the arts and humanities:...
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Unequal treatment
Keith Burnett's appointment as the new chair of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association comes at a critical time for the sector. We had hoped that a new face at the helm would usher in a...
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Giving them space 1
With reference to Kevin Sharpe's opinion piece "Quiet, please" (5 November), we'd like to make a number of points.Librarians within higher education are trying to address a multitude of needs and are...
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Giving them space 2
Have librarians gone too far trying to shrug off their "Shhh!" image? As Kevin Sharpe acknowledges, the traditional library needed to change. Many readers now prefer to consult our resources online...
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As simple as ABC ..
Michael Worton finds a lack of a "clear and compelling identity for modern foreign languages" ("Speak up to keep languages alive, review says", 22 October). He also notes a recent change of identity...
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Visas and scholarships
I thought that Melanie Newman's article "A funny sort of welcome" (29 October) did an excellent job of highlighting many issues around the new visa system. "A parent's story" particularly rang true...
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Philosophical hurdles
I look forward to reading Socrates in the Boardroom ("Captains of the academic enterprise", 15 October) although its title puzzles me just a little. If we follow Pierre Hadot's argument in What Is...
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Pilot aims to stop students leaving without a word
Scheme offers impartial guidance to those who are thinking of dropping out, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Manga's superstar plots British Museum capers
Professor Munakata, professor of folklore at Toa Bunka University in Japan, prefers to avoid "the petty turf wars and power struggles of academia", and often finds himself isolated as a result.But by...
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News in Brief
Teaching parityResearch still key to top postsVery few promotions to senior posts in research-intensive universities include teaching as a criterion for advancement, a study for the Higher Education...
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Old hands collect most from alumni
Despite the recession, most universities are seeing an increase in donations. Hannah Fearn reports
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London School of Economics Penguin II: happy feet replaced
When a much-loved penguin statue was stolen from the London School of Economics earlier this year, flowers, poems, tins of sardines and Penguin chocolate biscuits were left in tribute at the site....
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Teesside University - Now that's what I call graduation
A video celebrating graduation ceremonies at Teesside University is proving to be a hit online. The YouTube clip shows a group of graduates abandoning their mortarboards and graduation gowns to burst...