E-value of journals
Loughborough University's report on the increased costs of journals will cause publishers to think further on their pricing policies ("Journal costs soar by up to 94 per cent", October 15). Sage is...
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Linguistic query
Please tell Tim Connell, who asks "Did a Captain Gorse really write a Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in the 18th century?" that it was Francis Grose who wrote a Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar...
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Charity fills a gap 1
I want to clear up certain inaccuracies about Uniaid. It is not "a charitable offshoot of Unite" (Letters, October 15) any more than it is a subsidiary of its many other supporters moved by the...
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Charity fills a gap 2
Having just been involved in the Uniaid bursary scheme launch at the House of Lords, I find it hard to believe that anyone can be opposed to the work Uniaid is doing. Hearing the students' moving...
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Wanted: flatterer
I note Otley College's ad for a deputy principal seeks someone to "compliment the Senior Management Team" (Jobs, October 1). How refreshing that the need for an uncritical sycophant is so plainly...
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Transparent sexism
A number of universities seem blissfully unaware that the Higher Education Funding Council for England has issued a code of practice for submissions for the 2008 research assessment exercise that...
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Don't blame us
Your report on the limited confidence of the Quality Assurance Agency in Anglia Polytechnic University's management standards contained a reference to partner colleges "dotted around East Anglia" (...
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Derrida clarification
You report with meticulous accuracy my observations on Jacques Derrida, the "gnomic thinker" (October 15). Only on reading them in print do I realise that their import might be misinterpreted....
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Wit's not at an end
Are the replies to Gary Day's column proof of a world so stultified as to lack the wit to spot irony and satire (Letters, October 15)? As one sad "old fart" of an academic to another, thanks Gary! In...
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Access all areas
Students’ ever-rising demand for links to university networks means that institutions cannot stop investing in IT. George Cole reports Walk into any lecture in a British university today and you will...
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Still wired about winning
With a great 12 months under his belt, 2003 E-Tutor of the Year Mark Russell was hoping his university, Hertfordshire, could make it a double this year. But a duo from Middlesex had other plans,...
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Ye olde desktop project
About 125,000 ancient books in English have been put online. Olga Wojtas surveys an interactive archive that intends to open a new chapter in scholarship Suffering from toothache? Eyes a little...
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Sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite
London’s institutions can rest assured that vital data are secure thanks to a powerful network. Chris Johnston assesses a capital investment London is home to 100 universities and colleges of further...
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Delete the hassle and net a bargain
A British universities co-operative is helping its growing number of members cut costs on the purchase of supplies. Chris Johnston reports E-procurement is the university equivalent of logging on to...
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Great dotty idea
The OU’s BuddySpace system approaches distance-learning nirvana - getting the right knowledge to the right people at the right time. Anthea Lipsett reports Instant messaging is one of the fastest-...