Full proof? Let's trust it to the black box
Mathematicians must accept that computers, not humans, will be the only ones able to check ever more proofs, says Brian Davies Two years ago, the editors of the world's most prestigious pure...
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Keep the compact that binds us to each other
The academic citizen puts people and communities ahead of demands for measured outputs, says Bruce Macfarlane As academics, we disparage meetings and paperwork as the bane of our lives. Everything...
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Dog eat dog
The Darwinian nature of visit days can be disappointing, embarrassing and, occasionally, life-affirming, finds Tim Birkhead Of all the varied aspects of my job, one of the more demanding is dealing...
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Refine the words to spell success
The end of your PhD may be in sight but, warns Harriet Swain, the first draft is only the start of the writing-up process. Editing, revision and a careful look at presentation are key to producing a...
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Up at dawn - and home in daylight
Name: Ranald Macdonald Age: 54 Job: Professor of academic development and head of academic practice in the Learning and Teaching Institute at Sheffield Hallam University. Awarded a National Teaching...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am 59 and likely to retire between the ages of 61 and 65. I have a deferred pension...
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Who got that job?
Laurent Dala Senior lecturer in aerodynamics, University of the West of England. Job advertised in The Times Higher , December 9, 2005 Laurent Dala is too modest to admit that he has a very sexy...
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Sports is ahead of field
Tony Tysome surveys changing employment trends in academe Sport science and leisure studies has become the fastest growing field for jobs in higher education, a snapshot of movements in the academic...
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Today's news
Sharp increase in working students The number of university students forced to seek a job in order to live and reduce debts has risen dramatically, according to a joint report by the Trades Union...
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Laurie Taylor Column
What are you reading this holiday? We continue our investigation by making another surprise mobile call to a leading university figure. This week: The vice-chancellor of the University of Poppleton...
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Leader: Keeping control of the academy
It is hard to say which development will arouse most suspicion and potential hostility among academics: employer-led higher education or the involvement of economic assessors in the allocation of...
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Fired up over academic freedom 1
It seems that there is a need for clarification regarding three quite different, if sometimes related, notions. The first notion is academic freedom, which relates to the supposed intellectual, moral...
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Fired up over academic freedom 2
In support of his view that academic freedom must be tempered, Bob Brecher cites John Stuart Mill's argument that it is not permissible to "shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre". (Working Knowledge,...
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Fired up over academic freedom 3
The complexity of the notion of academic freedom is revealedJby the way it emerges in different contexts. There are also some attempts to hijack it. The Academic Bill of Rights ("Students who pay the...
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Three Ds = devaluation 1
The Government should be concerned about the deflation of entrance requirements at elite universities ("Top institutions accept students with D grades", August 25) for two reasons. First, reductions...