Truly know thyself
I'm not sure what George Watson was trying to say about the study of English literature - something about it being a vehicle for self-knowledge ("The war of the canon", 16 July).By all means promote...
I'm not sure what George Watson was trying to say about the study of English literature - something about it being a vehicle for self-knowledge ("The war of the canon", 16 July).By all means promote...
Sorry to poop Paul Chapman's paramotoring party, but it takes the biscuit for selfishness ("Off-piste", 16 July). He cannot have spared a thought for those beneath him, including many seeking quiet...
Echoing The Poppletonian (9 July), the first rule of sandpit is communicate; the second rule is re-read the first rule. As a veteran of four sandpits, this communication can vary from competitive...
At the risk of resembling the sad man in William Congreve's The Way of the World who leaves messages for himself at the coffee house, I'd like to point out that my gloomy response to Ron Barnett's...
Where better than the university to pioneer a more sustainable future ("When it comes to saving the environment, academics don't practise what they preach", 2 July)? If students graduate with no...
In a recent story, I am cited as saying that Bill Brewer of the University of Warwick is co-editing with me a collection of essays on Ayn Rand's thought ("Ayn Rand revival gathers pace in US...
As a taught and research postgraduate at Queen's University Belfast, I felt compelled to respond to your story, "Capacity 'wasted' amid radical cuts" (16 July).It is not my experience that academics...
Lord Mandelson says applied science will receive "greater emphasis" ("Clouds on blue-sky horizon", 9 July). Number theory had no serious application for 2,500 years, but without it online...

The answer to that is what a brand provides. Robert Mighall argues that far from being deceptive, alien and wasteful, branding is essential for telling the world what a university stands for and...
Martin Cohen examines Barack Obama's political philosophy and finds parallels with Machiavelli's Prince. Behind the rhetoric, the President is a pragmatist who will do whatever it takes
Why are American universities so much better at patenting their work than their European counterparts? Craig Evan Klafter spots a crucial difference in the qualifications of patent lawyers

Your true colours - The case for branding in higher education
Royal Society seeks more recognition of the ‘large pool of scientists’ in sectors from finance to retail. Hannah Fearn writes
Milburn report on social mobility says universities must expand efforts to widen participation. Hannah Fearn reports

MPs concerned about immigration examinations and accrediting agency. Melanie Newman reports