Anger at language cuts
We are writing to support protests against decisions made by Imperial College London in the light of government funding cuts. One consequence is a proposed reduction in college-funded foreign-...
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An Orwellian nightmare
Ann Singleton et al are to be congratulated on their principled stance on the UK Border Agency's (UKBA) new regulations ("We won't collude with efforts to use the academy to police immigration", 7...
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Listen & learn
The Reith Lectures have long been a premier platform for public intellectuals, but, Matthew Reisz asks, are scholarly communicators endangered in an era of dumbing down, media fragmentation and...
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Moving on
Like the communities they serve, Northern Ireland's two universities have put inclusiveness and cohesion at the top of the agenda. But some elements of the past linger, Hannah Fearn finds
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Heaven or haven?
The culture shock experienced by non-religious state-educated undergraduates at elite universities sometimes sends them running into the arms of Christian Unions. In seeking supportive friends, they...
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28 May 2009
Step up to the mike - The decline of the public intellectual voice leaves a dangerous void
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Medical charities plan cuts to funding
Survey shows that some plan to slash research budgets by up to 40 per cent. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Concern over shrinking numbers of UK recruits to psychiatry
Royal college cites doctors’ ‘negative attitudes’ to subject in highlighting dearth of entrants. Hannah Fearn reports
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Gloria Monday: A generation betrayed
Outrage over MPs’ expenses will be as nothing to the howls unleashed when people learn that ‘education, education, education’ was a false promise, says Gloria Monday
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Bullied Blogger: Have a nice day… your P45 is in the post
I decide to get a courier service to collect my things from the university. 17 boxes. They are all delivered in NICEDAY packaging. “Have a nice day,” says the courier. “I will, thank you,” I reply. I...
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No one knows what a degree is worth, says Guild of Educators
Problems with ‘consistency and interpretation’ mean it may be time to ‘bust open’ classification. Hannah Fearn writes
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Promised London Met inquiry revealed to be Hefce exercise
MPs demand apology from Lammy as they learn there will be no new scrutiny of London Met crisis. Melanie Newman reports
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Government announces inquiry into London Met crisis
MPs allege that Hefce colluded with university over inaccurate data. Melanie Newman reports
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The Light/Dark Universe
When one looks up at the night sky, many questions are evoked: why do stars twinkle? Why does the moon have so many phases? How many stars are there? Are we alone in the Universe?However, as non-...
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The Canon: The Hero: A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama. By Lord Raglan
Lord Raglan (1885-1964) was a self-taught anthropologist and folklorist. For him, religion means ritual, not belief, but he brings together myth with ritual in his key book, The Hero (1936).The "myth...