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Alison Wolf (Column, March 16) might like to know that King's College London made special provision for women students well into the last century. Women had their own Union Society and a separate...
Alison Wolf (Column, March 16) might like to know that King's College London made special provision for women students well into the last century. Women had their own Union Society and a separate...
The article "It's buy, buy to women. Now the girlies rule" (Features, March 9) contains one glaring error: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's boots were "stylish, yet affordable", not "stylishly unaffordable...
Jacques Rancière's arguments about genuine democracy highlight the issue of reconciling it with morality (Features, March 16), If everyone is to have equal political power, that may work if most...
The panel members gave poor advice to the female principal investigator taking maternity leave while holding research grants (Working Knowledge, March 16). Though they advised correctly on the legal...
I noted with great interest the appreciation of the importance of the work of the French sociologist Jean Baudrillard in The Times Higher (Opinion, March 16). However, as someone who firmly believes...
I was very saddened to learn of the demise of Jean Baudrillard along with the material world. Actually, I did not know he existed - I thought he was just a sign. Brian Morris Goldsmiths, University...
Deadline: 30/06/2007
Are conferences worth going to? "No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there," according to F. Scott Fitzgerald. For the most part, academics do not...
Organising a conference can boost your department's reputation as well as its coffers. Olga Wojtas reports There was a shuffling of feet and lowering of eyes at the Primate Society of Great Britain...
Campuses across the country are creating innovative and imaginative venues to meet the demands of clients and delegates. Michael North steps into space It was cabaret tables last year, now it's wi-fi...
Heightened security fears mean organisers must consider the impact of visa conditions, immigration policies and personal risks of travel on attendance. Olga Wojtas investigates Last August, the...
Mark Levene says academics who care about the planet will have to start thinking hard not just about how they travel but whether they travel at all... The lady at the university travel agency laughed...
Veteran organiser Ralph Adam helps you with your conference conundrums Q: I've agreed to organise a conference with limited funds, but am at a loss about the catering. Can I leave it to the venue? A...
Oxford University's convention bureau is happy to use the Brideshead image to promote its conference business, but it also boasts many contemporary selling points. Harriet Swain reports Afternoon tea...
Demands on academics at work and beyond are rising, Tony Tysome and Phil Baty report A new breed of academic on call at all hours is emerging in response to a corporate revolution in higher education...