Gary Day
I did something terrible the other day. I taught a group of students. I gave them a new interpretation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four . I know I shouldn't have done it but, the thing is, I...
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Didn't they RSVP?
Fingernails were chewed to the quick at Universities UK's winter reception. Organisers were delighted with the attendance at its annual event: the Houses of Parliament's terrace marquee venue was...
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Experience, with a little spin
The student experience was a hot topic at the UUK event, something the London School of Economics is keenly aware of. Last May, a senior lecturer in government told prospective students at an open...
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She knows how to get her kicks
Talking of students, most young female students would be offended to be compared to a male rugby player. Not so Katy McLean, who recently debuted for the England Women's Rugby team. She is in the...
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Try punching BoB
Meanwhile, Sheffield Hallam University is keen to raise the fitness of its less sporty staff. To improve wellbeing and motivation, the health and wellbeing faculty is introducing a "jolly little...
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Halt, I've got a BA and I'll use it
Montenegro's National Security Agency looks set to become a model of erudition. Its new statutes require that all employees have a university degree. They will need it because they will have to live...
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Fossilised curriculum built on fossil fuels
Many of the Arab nations have been blessed with vast reserves of oil and natural gas that became the dominant engines of the economic change that occurred during the past century. That, of course, is...
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Less cut and thrust more cut and paste
If academe is to tackle plagiarism, it must begin to levy tougher penalties on cheats and reward the honest, argues Sunny Bains. It doesn't pay to be an honest student. Early penalties for plagiarism...
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It's a kind of democracy, but not as we know it
The trend for close elections will continue as new technology changes the nature of politics, says David Runciman When George W. Bush and Al Gore in effect tied in the contest for US President in...
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Top guns on campus
Many GIs who served in Iraq are now using their military benefits to enter higher education. Stephen Phillips reports on how they adjust to studying after the adrenalin rush of combat Andy Davis has...
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My friend the robot
Androids may one day be employed to give people physical and emotional support. What does that mean for our relation to them, and to each other? Kathleen Richardson investigates Worried about being...
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Quality equaliser
Technology facilitates long-distance collaboration between researchers, reducing the dominance of elite institutions and allowing students access to top-level data. Olga Wojtas reports Abertay Dundee...
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Echoes from the cradle of dissent
Andrew Petersen traces the central role Iraq has historically played in Islamic Arab culture and its bearing on the current disastrous situation. Most people in the West, including many of our...
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Material girl no more...
Madonna, like many people in the West, is seeking alternative spiritual sources to give meaning to life. Terry Eagleton ponders the nature of a very modern quest Why is our culture awash with Tarot...
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Academe risks losing talent
Postdocs are 'the forgotten' in UK universities, lacking adequate support and advice, reports Anthea Lipsett. Universities risk losing the cream of young British research talent to industry and...