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The bear necessities of life...
The 'just rightness' of the universe for life puts Paul Davies in mind of baby bear's perfect breakfast in Goldilocks . He hopes his think-tank will transcend subject boundaries in its quest to...
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'We should stop running away from the past'
An unwillingness to confront the legacy of slavery harms the prospects of black males, says the first African-American head of an Ivy League university. David Jobbins meets her. Almost 200 years...
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When more was more
Andrew Robinson looks at the work of Thomas Young, 'the last man who knew everything', and ponders whether we do enough to reward polymathy. If Nobel laureates are considered to be geniuses, then...
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Mind over patter will kill spin
Too often we allow ideology to skew the debate on human behaviour, rendering the science suspect. Only by returning to rigorous inquiry can we reverse this trend, says Lee McIntyre. In the "dark ages...
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Parallel lives
An academic and his undergraduate son at the same university offer different perspectives on an issue. The series kicks off with arrivals and freshers' week. The father: Thirty years ago, almost to...
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Less of the 'stiff upper lip'
The Victorians were, in some respects, far more open-minded than we are, so we should stop patronising them, argue Clare Pettitt and Peter Mandler. As the interest surrounding the BBC's adaptation of...
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Laurie Taylor Column
Is everybody here? Sorry, we're a little cramped this morning but our usual lecture room is currently awaiting refurbishment. No need to stand at the back. There are still a few empty chairs here at...
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Who let down whom in dispute? 1
The London Metropolitan University dispute over the attempted imposition of a contract that would have undermined members' professional role was the most complex higher education local industrial...
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Who let down whom in dispute? 2
We object to the assertion that the University and College Union "jeopardised its future industrial strength" by failing to support members at London Metropolitan University during their contract...
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Who let down whom in dispute? 3
The London Metropolitan University dispute was bitter, but I have little doubt that union members received local, regional and national support. Yes, there are lessons to learn from what happened,...
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Who let down whom in dispute? 4
In getting a negotiated contract at London Metropolitan University, lecturers scored a victory over an intransigent management that caused other such managements to think twice. To publicly suggest...
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Who let down whom in dispute? 5
During our long dispute, Sally Hunt came to speak at a lecturers' union Natfhe meeting at London Metropolitan University and promised us total support. I tried to take up that offer: no one at the...
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Useful tips
Gary Day attempted to write about students with learning differences and disabilities in his usual witty and urbane manner (Columnist, September 29). As the co-author of the staff information...
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No time to win Nobels
US - no research assessment exercise - "Scoops Nobels" (News in brief, October 6); UK - RAE - no Nobels. Conclusion: continue to waste money, time and resources on a process that empirical evidence...