Washington, 16 Dec 2004 The U.S. Climate Change Vision By Dr. John H. Marburger, III "The issue of climate change respects no border.  Its effects cannot be reined in by an army...
From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor To: All Members of Academic Staff Dear Colleagues, Yes, it is Christmas once more. But as we look forward to the festive pleasures, we should not lose sight of...
The writing was on the wall for the Government's target of 50 per cent participation in higher education as soon as the word "towards" began appearing whenever it was mentioned. That started to...
The boundaries of academic freedom have been debated constantly in these pages over recent weeks. In this edition alone, Steven Plaut and Neve Gordon espouse contrasting principles in relation to...
Advising sixthformers on their choice of university course is not merely a question of checking subject requirements and offers, it is also one of helping the applicant to avoid the frequent...
In last week's issue of The Times Higher , a lecturer was quoted as saying: 'Most students are blonde and white because that's how we like them." You also reported that "academics are losing control...
I read with incredulity Sir Howard Newby's article ("Lump sum won't balance out the market forces", December 10) the week after Exeter University said it was closing its chemistry department. He...
Your account of the controversy about the girl with "X-ray vision" (December 10) was so obviously biased that I wondered why your reporter felt the need to display his prejudices. He said Brian...
Given his propensity for talking to the press about his unrefereed work, it is ironic that Richard Wiseman dismisses my web commentary on his research for being unrefereed. It is because of his...
Brian Josephson's arguments are scientifically and statistically correct. In contrast, the statement of Richard Wiseman - "I don't see how you could argue there's anything wrong with having to get...
You are to be commended for endeavouring to use international peer review as a measure of world ranking at "faculty" level ("Best of the bright sparks", December 10). But is a sample of 1,300 people...
There is a curious omission in your study of minority languages ("Will UK soon be lost for words on world stage?" December 10). University College London's School of Slavonic and East European...
The language of New Labour, now spoken by just a handful of people in the UK, but only ten years ago a quite popular language, surely deserves protection and study. Keith Flett London
While Richard Yuill's thesis ("Fury over PhD for child-sex research", December 3) appears to be based on sound empirical research, the reactions of his detractors exhibit irrational indignation that...
Truth is becoming stranger than fiction. What need do we have of Laurie Taylor and Poppleton University when we can read in The Times Higher 's appointments section that "you will be required to make...