Truly, madly, deeply
To: All University StaffFrom: The Office of Jamie Targett, Director of Corporate AffairsAt last week鈥檚 meeting of the University Marketing and Branding Committee, concern was expressed at the overuse...
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The week in higher education - 27 March 2014
It felt as though this was the week the world of front-line politics finally caught up with the stark warnings that have been detailed in these pages for some time 鈥 that the 拢9,000 fee system is...
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Geographical distribution of degree holders
The five local authorities with the highest percentage of residents holding a degree are in London
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Not all pathways are private ones
The feature 鈥淭he rise of the route masters鈥 (20 March) gives a partial picture of what it terms the pre-degree pathways 鈥渋ndustry鈥 by assuming that private providers have created and now monopolise a...
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Back of the cab numbers
Your editorial 鈥淕ot value, or taken for a ride?鈥 (20 March) claims that 鈥渃ab drivers鈥 views notwithstanding, university applications have held up鈥. If I were driving your cab, I might contest that...
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Grant winners - 27 March 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth 拢10,000-拢30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Damon TeagleInstitution: University of SouthamptonThe timing and duration...
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Racial exclusions
I concur with most of the views expressed by those who spoke at the 鈥淲hy Isn鈥檛 My Professor Black?鈥 event (鈥淪hades of racism blight the academy鈥, News, 20 March).One speaker is absolutely right about...
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World in brief - 27 March 2014
Australia鈥楶oor standards鈥 a fictionThere is no evidence that some Australian universities are softer markers or have lower academic standards than others, a study has found. The four-year 鈥淥ffice for...
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Stand-out marketing
I was unsurprised to read about the increase in marketing spend by post-1992 universities (鈥淚t鈥檚 spend, spend, spend to attract students, but does anyone notice?鈥, News, 20 March).Recent research by...
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By the seat of his pants
Omar Malik writes a good knock-about review of Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell鈥檚 Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics (Books, 13 March), but he clearly read a different text from the one...
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Now is the time to invest
The news that the government鈥檚 loan scheme is likely to be as expensive as the system it replaced because of the amount of student debt that may never be repaid (鈥淣ew fees regime edges close to cost...
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THE Scholarly Web - 27 March 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Q&A with Diane Coyle
We speak to the new professor of economics at the University of Manchester
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Mike Blandamer, 1934-2014
A leading researcher in thermodynamics has died
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Rewrite the source code
Harris (2014) in a popular higher education publication writes that the effect of the system of referring to academic writers exclusively by their surname distances readers from the author and...