Peep's Diary
STREET-FIGHTING LORD Old trade union colleagues of Lord Treisman, the Minister for Students, were delighted at his appearance at The Times Higher 2007 Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair....
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Preparing for a knowledge revolution
Only robust policies and funding will ensure a sustainable sector, says John Brooks. UK universities have a critical role to play in the development of the post-industrial knowledge-based economy....
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Real girl power? It begins with an 'f'
When female students are happy to moonlight as sex-object 'shot girls', some serious academic critiquing is due, says Diane Negra. One of the most taken-for-granted and yet decisive cultural shifts...
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Swapping women's rights for ladies' nights
As St Hilda's prepares to admit men, Rowenna Davis mourns a female- positive refuge from Oxford's lads and old boys. One of my earliest memories of Oxford was sitting in my first tutorial anxiously...
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Unions to unite for pay talks
The higher education unions and employers have reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the pay negotiating processes, rescuing national bargaining from the threat of collapse, writes Melanie...
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Sector fails to assist its former pro v-cs
Report urges structured career progression for post holders who find it hard to return to the ranks after the end of their terms. Melanie Newman reports. Universities must make better use of their...
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Who got that cash?
One of the world's leading neuroscientists has been granted £1 million to seek the biological basis for love, beauty and creativity. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, will bring together...
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Loyalty testing
From: The Director of Corporate Affairs (Jamie Targett) To: All Academic Staff As I'm sure you're aware, the Leadership, Governance and Management Strategic Committee of the Higher Education Funding...
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From mid-November, everybody wants everything done before Christmas
Kevin Fong on how to manage a gift list alongside a list of scholarly chores that absolutely have to be done
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Leader: Student power has to go with commitment
A few years ago, we reported on the case of the student who was awarded £200 by his university because he got stuck in a lift and missed a lecture. It wasn't an isolated incident - another student at...
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Democratic debate 2
Angry demonstrators have shown contempt for the sanctity of academic freedom. Nick Griffin and David Irving must be allowed to express their opinions, no matter what they are, and Oxford University,...
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Dreaming in colour
Welcome (back) to the topsy-turvy world of Marxist social and educational theory. Mike Cole ("'Racism' is about more than colour", November 23) and John Preston's argument about the relationship...
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Relative values 1
You report that full-time academics earned an average of £42,620 in April 2007 ("Average academic's pay moves ahead to £42K", November 16) while the "average professional salary" is £38,340. Look...
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Relative values 2
The Higher Education Funding Council for England recently completed its consultation on newspaper university league tables. In our response, we expressed concern about some of the information used in...
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Loyalty, but not blind allegiance 1
Loyalty cuts both ways ("Staff loyalty key to Hefce report", November 30). Look at contract research staff such as myself who are forced to seek employment in other institutions and environments. I...