Targett for Universities UK?
In an unexpected development, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has indicated that he may throw his hat into the ring for the appointment as Chief Executive of Universities...

In an unexpected development, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has indicated that he may throw his hat into the ring for the appointment as Chief Executive of Universities...
An academic is calling for all dons with permanent posts to get the title. Melanie Newman reports
Sally Feldman lauds the daredevils who inspire students to defy and test limits
A publicly supported national university would benefit all students, says Brian Roper, rather than just the best prepared
Charity to target lung, pancreatic and oesophageal cancer via centres of excellence. Zoe Corbyn reports
Bar matters sartorial, Peter J. Smith has always been eclipsed by his older sibling - but he stayed by him even as he heard the snap of the policeman's rubber glove
The three-year limit on PhDs is creating conflict: are they for learning research skills or for making advances in the field?
Gerard Duveen, a major figure in social psychology, has diedHe graduated from the University of Surrey in 1974 with a first degree in philosophy and psychology - joint interests he would pursue...
The recommendation of Paul Wellings to concentrate research funding on a small elite of postgraduate research universities overlooks an important aspect of scholarship, namely that it involves more...
Paul Wellings argues that having a small number of elite universities specialising in postgraduate research would be more efficient and more beneficial for the research student experience.But this...
Michael Worton wonders why the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) is so controversial given its "admirable aim" - namely to improve the "visibility" of European publishing activity...
I was struck by the juxtaposition of two items in the ߣߣÊÓÆµ of November. First, there was the article about class snobbery in higher education ("It's right posh in t'common room,...
Anthropology is not at war with itself, nor are its practitioners given to mud-slinging. The depiction of "The great divide" (20 November) trivialises the serious intellectual debates that lie at the...
I am not sure if it is the ߣߣÊÓÆµ article or Claire Callender's report that has it so wrong ("No awards for equity", 20 November). The terms "bursaries" and "scholarships" are used...
I cannot fully express my gratitude and joy that you saw fit to comment on an American scholar's esoteric work, Documentation: A History and Critique of Attribution (Books, 18 September). And...