Nearly 40 years ago, Ralf Dahrendorf, who was then the European Commissioner for external relations, commented on a current round of negotiations with a developing country: "We're talking about...
A fresh approach to a 'taboo' subject raises more questions than answers, says David Gadd
? = Review forthcomingEDUCATION- Higher Education in Asia/Pacific: Quality and the Public GoodEdited by Terance W. Bigalke, director of education, East-West Centre in Honolulu, and Deane E. Neubauer...
Text and images capture a company facing a hostile environment, writes Anne Hogan
Richard Giulianotti, arguably the most prolific academic writer on football over the past 15 years, and Roland Robertson, one of the most prominent figures in the scientific analysis of globalisation...
Christopher Davidson's new book on Abu Dhabi is certainly not one to be placed in the category of "do we really need another one of these"? It is a timely and thoughtful contribution to the thus-far...
Michelle Harvey gets to the bottom of some of the most popular tales of horror surrounding insects
I really liked this book. Viewed from the perspective of a lecturer looking to use it for reference when embarking on another academic year with a full teaching timetable, it is extremely well laid...
An open letter to Colin Riordan, vice-chancellor of the University of Essex, regarding his report to the Higher Education Funding Council for England's sub-committee for Teaching, Quality and the...
Claire Fox appears to suggest that the pursuit of relevance in terms of social and economic issues leads inevitably to the "dumbing down" of higher education ("Academy strikes back: the fight for '...
Claire Fox argues in typically bellicose manner for battle to commence in the university sector. She ponders why there has been no backlash against projects such as Beacons for Public Engagement in...
Those who argue that university research will have to become more practical or goal-oriented may find it interesting to look at figures such as those in The Statesman's Yearbook concerning the...
I was astonished to read Kevin Sharpe's article suggesting that students are leaving university with debts in excess of £20,000 because of a "luxurious lifestyle" ("A champagne generation", 8 October...
In the contributions to the feature on the "seven deadly sins of the academy" (17 September), one sin was plainly visible throughout but never named - sexism. Seven sins, seven male authors.There is...
The article "'Our fate was in our hands'" (1 October) failed to stress an important point - that theorists used to communicate with each other while standing in front of a blackboard.Do they still do...