Leader: Put admissions claims to the test
In the vacuum that has existed since the rejection of the Tomlinson report on 14-to-19 education the time is ripe for new initiatives on university admissions. If Labour is returned - and quite...
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Leader: Past is not for changing
Higher education may not yet be an important topic in this election, but its role in the last one is still causing controversy (page 7). The question has been asked more than once this week whether...
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Take note of notable exceptions 1
I fear that Frank Furedi's opposition to pre-releasing lecture notes and handouts ("I refuse to hand it to them on a plate", March 25) actually prevents students developing as independent learners...
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Take note of notable exceptions 2
I was more than a little surprised to read the three letters (April 1) criticising Frank Furedi's column of the previous week since I had thought him spot-on. Of course, there is a difference between...
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Take note of notable exceptions 3
My eyes nearly fell out of my head on reading Steve Fuller on Plato's Republic : "Six pages are probably sufficient to capture" the significant features of the book (Letters, April 1). This leads to...
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Who's the hero? 1
I welcome June Purvis's refreshing interpretation of the life and character of Nelson ("How will history judge Horatio Nelson?", April 8). As one who served in the lower ranks of the British Army for...
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Who's the hero? 2
June Purvis argues against spending more time remembering war leaders such as Nelson on the grounds that history should focus more on women. Could this be the same Purvis who was such an enthusiastic...
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Race case report
The article on the race cases at Brunel University ("Racism row reignited by v-c's remark", April 1) contained a number of significant factual errors and misled readers as to the intention of the...
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Not a normal life
The comments by London Metropolitan University vice-chancellor Brian Roper that "life continues as normal" and "the alleged academic boycott is having no effect whatsoever" shows how out of touch he...
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Cash questions
Why does Exeter University's vice-chancellor believe that 4-rated departments will not be funded after the next research assessment exercise? ("Exeter to unveil big jobs push", April 8). A 4-rated...
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Older but still new
I am disappointed to see that The Times Higher continues in its reactionary ageism with its Young Academic Author of the Year award ("Originality is key for young writers contesting £5k book prize",...
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Ethical example
The Council for Industry on Higher Education is posting on its website the first draft of a practical guide to help higher education institutions address ethical issues. This does not involve "...
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Distorted vision
Ian Thompson's review of the catalogue for the Future Face exhibition at the Science Museum was disappointing ("Under the skin of those visions we all see in our mirrors", April 1). He was unable to...
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A truly stellar career that ended with a big bang
Fred Hoyle's best ideas lit up the scientific world, but his worst meant devastating humiliation for astronomy's brightest star, says Simon Mitton At the end of the Second World War, British...
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River runs through the imagination
Artist John Virtue has returned to London to find a city he once abandoned overflowing with inspiration, says Steve Farrar One January morning just over two years ago, a thickset middle-aged man...