Misplaced puritanism 1
Claire Fox appears to suggest that the pursuit of relevance in terms of social and economic issues leads inevitably to the "dumbing down" of higher education ("Academy strikes back: the fight for '...
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Misplaced puritanism 2
Claire Fox argues in typically bellicose manner for battle to commence in the university sector. She ponders why there has been no backlash against projects such as Beacons for Public Engagement in...
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Misplaced puritanism 3
Those who argue that university research will have to become more practical or goal-oriented may find it interesting to look at figures such as those in The Statesman's Yearbook concerning the...
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The life of Riley? Hardly
I was astonished to read Kevin Sharpe's article suggesting that students are leaving university with debts in excess of £20,000 because of a "luxurious lifestyle" ("A champagne generation", 8 October...
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A sin of omission
In the contributions to the feature on the "seven deadly sins of the academy" (17 September), one sin was plainly visible throughout but never named - sexism. Seven sins, seven male authors.There is...
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Chalk up a success
The article "'Our fate was in our hands'" (1 October) failed to stress an important point - that theorists used to communicate with each other while standing in front of a blackboard.Do they still do...
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'Reprofiling' is not growth
The news that Bournemouth University is bucking the trend of shedding staff ("What downturn? We're growing", 1 October) will come as something of a surprise to dozens of staff who have been "...
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Moving picture
Ian Stewart's research into biomechanics has revolutionised the field. A road trip, a book review request and a Texan rodeo led to his revelation
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Captains of the academic enterprise
Amanda Goodall's research - a mixture of detailed statistics and the fruits of her experience as an academic administrator - shows that just as star basketball players make the best coaches, scholars...
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Past mistakes
Whatever the genuine lessons of history, policymakers constantly make opportunistic use of the past to justify their decisions. Matthew Reisz introduces a team of historians who are fighting back...
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15 October 2009
Past imperfect - Scholars aim to correct politicians’ ‘bad history’
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Opinion: A retrograde step
The REF plans are bad news for new universities and promise to negate the fairness and sense apparent in the 2008 RAE, argues Ian M. Marshall
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US broods while Canada warns of new world order
The ÌÇÐÄVlog-QS World University Rankings have made waves across the globe. In America, the figures have fed into a narrative of national decline, while its northern neighbour is not...
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The insecure scholar: The little perks make all the difference
A modicum of respect would do wonders for casual staff’s morale
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Gloria Monday: All work and no pay
Gloria Monday is thrilled to learn of her promotion to professor, until she discovers the absence of a corresponding pay rise