In an increasingly internationalised environment, universities must work harder to get the best out of their overseas staff, writes Tony Tysome Birmingham University is at the forefront of moves by...
"Academics who wish to publish in time for the next research assessment exercise submission at the end of the year face serious publication backlogs" - Report in Higher Education News Rushforth and...
Another week, another furore about free speech on university campuses. The news that Bath University undergraduate Danny Lake, the national organiser for the Young British National Party, has invited...
At first sight, the 14 per cent disparity in pay between female and male academics does not compare too badly with the 25 per cent gap in the legal profession and the 32 per cent chasm in corporate...
Lisa Turner said: "All my trainings are based on sound scientific principles" ("It's based on scientific principles", April ). Does she have any "trainings" in English grammar? Gordon Joly London
According to the "academic effectiveness" formula ("Post-92s put elite to shame in key areas", May 4), all we need do is only admit applicants with no A levels and do what we like with them for three...
I have spent my entire working life battling against attempts to ram politically - and academically - convenient orthodoxies down my throat, and I certainly do not intend to be seduced now by the...
Bob Ward seems to be supporting a witch-hunt in academic departments for climate-change deniers. I personally do not know any free-market ideologists and oil industry lobbyists who are engaged in...
I agree with James Martin (Letters, May 4) that academic staff should appreciate the nature and constraints of the administrator's task. Equally, administrators should understand the nature of...
I was informed in an official "UCU news update" that "UCU members have noticed an increase in activity on and off campus by the British National Party in recent weeks and months". Activity by this...
I read the opening of the article on portfolio careers ("Find freedom as jack of all trades", Working Knowledge, April ) with some amusement. The article began with the question "If you are fed up...
As president of the European University Association, which has more than 800 university members in 46 countries, I am glad to see that the Bologna Process is generating discussion and debate in the...
I strongly endorse Matt Cook's plea for "a right of sexual expression" (Features, May 4) rather than the more limited demand for equal rights for a marginalised group, as exists at present. However,...
The famous Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971 proved that everyone has the potential to become a monster. The scandal of Abu Ghraib finally prompted the man who devised the study to write of his...
Philosophy today continues to use the tools that Plato did, but it is no less vital for that, argues Anthony Kenny. The author of a recently completed historical survey of the subject, shares his...