Discerning Cern's role
It is a shame that an excellent leader was spoilt by a failure to check facts ("Pricing the brains of Britain", 28 February). "Where would we be, for instance, if Cern had decided to patent the...
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American pipe dream
You assert that "in America, administrators rather than faculty, appear to run the show" ("Waging a one-sided culture war", 21 February). How nice that would be for administrators if it were true. I...
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Looking good on paper
Why should anyone be surprised by the efforts at London Metropolitan University to encourage students to provide good National Student Survey ratings ("Probe ordered into 'manipulation'", 28 February...
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Responsible response
As the UK's principal funders of fundamental research, it is appropriate that our views on the research excellence framework are given such prominence ("Plans for RAE metrics draw fire from research...
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Global intelligence
In his elegant review of Stefan Collini's latest book, Ronan McDonald is wrong to dismiss Terry Eagleton's challenge to Collini's politics as "hollow" (Book of the Week, 28 February). One fine...
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RCA is in the black
Your article on funding for specialist institutions ("Special treatment", 28 February) states that the Royal College of Art had a deficit of £1.1 million in the last financial year. This excludes...
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Bright idea
If we must have the cliched image of a light bulb to represent an idea (Cover, 28 February), can we not at least upgrade to a low-energy bulb?Tony Harker, University College London.
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Usage and abusage
I note that in his work on the use of colons ("Colonic information", 28 February) James Hartley has adopted the appalling American convention of following a colon by a capital letter. I note that you...
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Looking good on paper
Why should anyone be surprised by the efforts at London Metropolitan University to encourage students to provide good National Student Survey ratings ("Probe ordered into 'manipulation'", 28 February...
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Where the grass is greener
More academics are weighing up job satisfaction against extracurricular factors such as house prices, local schools and even the weather. Esther Oxford reveals which institutions are most attractive...
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Makeover mania
Image is everything and universities are lining up to pay branding agencies serious money to create the right profile. But is this market-driven approach a step too far, asks Hannah Fearn
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6 March 2008
Cheer leaders - Which universities offer the best quality of life?
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No 'me' in 'media', no 'I' in 'news team'
The wannabe 'pree-sen-nas' blinded by celebrity culture are closed to ideas and opportunities, argues Tara Brabazon
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It’s good to talk – and it’s essential, too
In the wake of a vote by UCU members to reject pay-bargaining changes, general secretary Sally Hunt calls on all sides to move forward in good faith for the benefit of the sector as a whole
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Academic union votes to reject bargaining changes
Rejection reflects concerns over UCU members’ ability to take effective action during disputes