Fathers of invention
John Holter and Roald Dahl both had sons with hydrocephalus. In striving to help their children, their insights and innovations ushered in a new medical era, writes Richard Hayward, winner of The...
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The diary of a space geek
Kevin Fong is immersed in UK efforts to regain a foothold in the space programme. In excerpts from his diary he records the difficulties of balancing extraterrestrial interests with two real jobs....
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Step out from the martyr's shadow
The history and heroes of Ireland have cast the Irish as victims. That portrayal needs to end, says Marianne Elliott. I cannot recall when I first encountered the legend of Robert Emmet. I do not...
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Understanding built into walls and windows
Stirling University's Dementia Services Centre is working from the floor up to improve lives, writes Terry Philpot On July 16 1989, Mary Marshall was arranging her new desk on her first day as...
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Lazy days? No such thing for a man with a sporting mission
One inventive academic uses his long break to tone up his spin-offs, Caroline Davis writes in the last article of our summer series. Not a lot of people know this, but the thought of going away for...
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England of my father, aka 'the coloured influx'
Archive virgin Sara Wajid was touched, appalled, thrilled and angered when working on Moving Here, a free website that contains 200 years of UK immigrant history. As a child, parents and primary...
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Life - just as we know it
If the world had been different, would humans still have evolved? Without doubt, says Simon Conway Morris. Imagine if evolution were run again. Would something as strange as a human again emerge?...
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BA answers and more questions 1
"Minister to reply to MP's letter" might be thought a more accurate if less colourful headline to your report ("Ministers to probe BA's 'old-boy bias'", THES, August 22), especially given the comment...
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BA answers and more questions 2
The recent discussions about the working of the British Academy raise an issue that many would wish to see addressed. In these days of growing transparency and accountability, it would certainly be...
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US is value for money
Alan Ryan's column ( THES, August 1) about costs of higher education in US universities is not inaccurate but it could be misleading. There seems to be a tendency among British academics when looking...
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Heartfelt thanks
I was surprised to learn (In the News, THES, August 15) that I had had heart-bypass surgery. I didn't. It's a bit like reading your obituary while still alive. As you said, I have retired, and...
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Leader or manager?
Your report "Foreign signings plug gaps" and the soapbox by Stephen Watson ( THES, September 5) have implications that need exploring. Watson confuses leadership and management, and the distinction...
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No need to say sorry
Western pharmaceutical companies have many reasons to apologise to indigenous people worldwide, but the case of the hoodia-based drug ("First people's fight for rights", THES August 29) is not one of...
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HE will have input
Your article on the skills strategy white paper ("Strategy 'ignores' HE role in skills provision", THES, September 5) does not give the full picture. The strategy sets out an integrated approach to...
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Is it history for Harris? 1
Lesley Smith's claim that "all Oxford colleges can take mature students" might be true but in reality any genuinely mature students, that is to say those who are no longer in their early 20s, are...