The upstart crow still soars
A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume One - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Two - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Three - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Four
A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume One - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Two - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Three - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Four
In a week when the employers have been accused of conveying "exactly the opposite of the truth" by the chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee and the media have urged them to offer...
The claim by Matt Grainger of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association that the pay offer would cost 80 per cent of fees plus the increase in funding council grants is absurd (Letters,...
There is currently chaos on university campuses. The dispute is causing deep divisions and anger. One way to break the deadlock is for vice-chancellors to hand back the large increases they have had...
I was saddened to see the bile of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association being turned on Chaminda Jayanetti for his support for lecturers' action (Opinion, May 12) in Matt Grainger's...
According to Peter Smith in "Top cop gets 20K more than professor" (May 12), Lecturer A in the table is "broadly similar to a teacher of five years' experience" and Lecturer B is equivalent to a...
As a former secondary school headteacher, I am amused by William Gramm's view that a professor lacks both the experience and the stamina to cope with a head's workload (Letters, May 19). My CV...
As a research professor I do little teaching. This semester I should mark 11 masters assignments to be submitted on July 7. If I refuse, in line with the strike action, 30 per cent of my pay will be...
Those who are uncertain about the just demands and actions for better pay by lecturers should consult two job advertisements for London universities in The Times Higher of May 19. The job...
Instead of transferring funding for educating nurses to the Higher Education Funding Council for England ("Fight for NHS cash hots up as 'chaos' threatens nurse training jobs", May 19), why doesn't...
In response to Liz Allen's opinion article on the professional standards framework (May 12) to meet the principles of flexibility, breadth and inclusiveness that people throughout the sector wanted,...
I am incensed by Sussex vice-chancellor Alasdair Smith's comments on the extraordinary meeting of senate to discuss the plan devised by the School of Life Sciences (LifeSci) to maintain a viable and...
I am pleased that Sussex University decided not to axe chemistry. But I am puzzled that "the decision-making process was difficult". The Science and Technology Policy Research Unit is an attached...
Academic freedom is meaningless unless it means that academics can express unpopular views without the slightest fear of institutional reprisal. The action being taken by Leeds University against...
Even if Frank Ellis "caused widespread outrage" this does not mean that his views lack merit. There is no link between the worth of an opinion and any resulting outrage (or praise). Is the Unite...