Swiss role inflated
Recent studies by the Office of Science and Technology and our own research in Leeds show that on a "bangs per buck" basis or measured by research impact per capita the UK stands at the top of any...
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Masters scandal
The sector should share the chagrin of Sir Graeme Davies in view of the Quality Assurance Agency's scandalous and arbitrary decision on the award of Scottish masters degrees (Why II,THES, February 4...
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Masters scandal
The skills demonstrated by a fourth-year Scottish MA student are of a higher order than those found in a BA, typically requiring independent research and a breadth of knowledge that is comparable to...
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3.5 for you, 5.6 for me
Readers have let the eye-opening story on vice-chancellors' average 4.9 per cent pay rises pass without comment ("Uni boss's pay tops Pounds 250,000", THES, January 28). It goes without saying that...
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ILT funding dilemma
Most academics at a recent joint Natfhe/Association of University Teachers seminar on the Institute for Learning and Teaching were keen and positive about engaging in the nitty-gritty issues of equal...
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ILT funding dilemma
Our piece on the ILT was written before the institute had published the names of its accreditors on the website. These names are now available at http://www.ilt.ac.uk. A key purpose in writing the...
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That age-old problem
Does anyone know what the government means by lifelong learning? Clearly it has nothing to do with mature people going to university since 1 still hear the phrase on the lips of ministers when there...
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Why I ...believe universities should face up to workplace bullying
There are two types of bully: the psychopathic type, driven by a deep psychological need to demean, devalue or harass someone else to raise his/her own status; and the overloaded bully - someone who...
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Spies wanted (academics need not apply)
Although David Childs was shocked to learn an academic had spied on him, he still thinks they make lousy agents In the years leading up to 1989 there were few British academics carrying out research...
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Kuching
Malaysian education minister Tan Sri Dato' Musa Mohamad has told universities that they must find their own solutions to a shortage of lecturers.
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Jerusalem
Nehemia Levtzion, chairman of the planning and budgeting committee of Israel's Council for Higher Education, has been re-appointed for a second term. He was nominated by Yossi Sarid, minister of...
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Nouakchott
National University of Mauritania students battled with police in the capital hours after the government announced a 100 per cent increase in fuel prices, which immediately affected the cost of...
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Claims of 'appalling' sexism rock ILT
Accusations of sexism have hit the Institute for Learning and Teaching, set up to spread good practice throughout higher education. The Association of University Teachers said the ILT was promoting "...
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Oxford College too strict on sexual harassment
The female head of an Oxford college has criticised the university for being too strict on sexual harassment. Ruth Deech, principal of St Anne's College, said Oxford had "overdone" its concerns,...
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Liverpool under attack over use of students as teachers
Quality watchdogs have warned Liverpool University that improvements are necessary before full confidence can be placed in the quality of its courses, writes Phil Baty. They are particularly...