Think you can tell which students are destined to be heroes or zeroes? Think again: as Geoffrey K. Pullum shows, his career and that of an old school chum demonstrate that potential can be difficult...
From mindless diversions to gripping, critically acclaimed dramas, what is it about box sets of television series that appeals to academics, asks Roger Luckhurst. Obviously, first-hand investigation...
That sentiment may be shared by many in the communities in which universities are located. But if the institutions disappeared, how much of a loss would it be to those cities? David Matthews weighs...
Christina Riggs takes a clockwise tour around an exhibition that draws on fresh ways of thinking about Nile Valley civilisation
SouthamptonTerry Smith: ParallaxProlific, committed and quietly subversive, Terry Smith is a major British artist who consistently works under the radar of the mainstream. He claims to have "no...
Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from GermanySaatchi Gallery, London, until 30 April 2012Dirk Bell's Abgrund (Abyss) is an oil portrait of a naked woman seen from behind, her body pink against a white...
According to one of our leading academics, Professor Gordon Lapping of the Department of Media and Cultural Studies, the recent report on the professoriate by the Leadership Foundation for Higher...
It was with interest we read Jack Grove's article reflecting on Linda Evans' research on professorial leadership ("'Prima donna' professors lambasted for failure to mentor", 17 November). The results...
I welcome Bruce Macfarlane's call for the better use of emeritus professors ("Command performance", 17 November). My research has shown differences in the experiences of emeritus professors within...
Bruce Macfarlane writes, "The importance of professors acting as public intellectuals cannot be underestimated." While this statement is probably true, it sits oddly with the rest of his article....
Further to your online report on the Association of Law Teachers' annual Lord Upjohn lecture ("For students, fee waivers 'make no sense whatsoever'", timeshighereducation.co.uk, 14 November), it is...
Relevance is a tricky concept. Research that will probably prove useful is easy to identify - it fits neatly into a priority area and researchers have done similar work before. However, research is,...
I was pleased to see Sally Hunt's rebuttal ("Fighting the good fight", 10 November) of your recent editorial "Bread, not political poses" (3 November). Especially timely was her reminder that the...
Herb Marsh writes in his opinion piece "Help teachers improve their skills or live with the consequences" (10 November): "Universities need to implement programmes to both train and evaluate...
David Blanchflower's comments that extra university places should be created to address youth unemployment are short-sighted and naive ("No jobs, so get them on courses", 3 November).He fails to take...