Letter: In brief 3
David Greenaway says "taxpayers have bigger priorities (than universities): £3 billion buys 100,000 teachers and 120,000 nurses" (£5bn needed to match rivals", THES , November 9). Where do 100,000...
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Letter: In brief 4
I know headlines are tricky, I did not, however, say that the challenges for the Learning and Skills Council were "too huge" (Analysis, THES, November 9), but that it faced "two huge challenges"....
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Letter: A bloc-headed law
Dennis Hayes is correct in much that he says about the proposed religious hate legislation (Soapbox, THES , October 26). A badly drafted law will harm intellectual freedom. There is a crucial...
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Letter: Islam in US story
Talk of an inevitable conflict between Islam and the West is "a fundamental fallacy" (Features, THES , November 9), not least because the two civilisations have long influenced each other. The...
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Letter: Debt and taxes 1
The argument for fees or a graduate tax is that as a graduate benefits financially from a degree, he or she should repay the taxpayer who footed the bill. But high-earning graduates pay a higher tax...
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Letter: Debt and taxes 2
In the November 8 adjournment debate, MP Barry Sheerman said: "We consulted all the universities in the area. We invited groups of students, members of staff (to give) evidence about whether and to...
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Leader: Mean and foolish rules block a vital resource
David Blunkett made a promise before the last general election and is delivering it. He said that as home secretary, he would make his predecessor Jack Straw look like a liberal. Now he wants powers...
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Leader: New framework is needed to light present gloom
Staff at the University of Wolverhampton are going off sick with stress. Staff in further education are feeling under-appreciated. Chelsea Clinton is homesick. It is November. But this is not just...
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This is a story that could save your life
Sally Pomme Clayton explains why folklore is a life-or-death issue. A little black fish was swimming along, looking for a fish-trap to be caught in. He looked out of the water and saw a house. It was...
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A blacked-up white boy with a noose serves as a reminder of who the 'full citizens' are
Fake hangings and fraternity members in Ku Klux Klan outfits show the racism on Deep-South campuses. Report by David Jobbins and Deborah Bolling. Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the...
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It's a painful time to be in the minority
Racism and discrimination against ethnic-minority staff infect academia. Helen Hague reports on initiatives to address the problem and speaks to some of its victims. When black students see that...
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Reality check for American dream
Affirmative action brought more minorities into US higher education. But, Sarah Murray writes, it is under threat and the alternatives are not compelling. After the devastating attacks on New York...
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Latest news
Third stream of funding 'vital', says Floud Universities chief Roderick Floud today called for more government money to support institutions’ links with business, industry and local communities....
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From today's UK papers
Graduates suffer jobs freeze Job offers have been withdrawn and vacancies cut. Newly hired graduates are being paid to do nothing. Employers may be downplaying it, but 11 September has...