Wrong urge
Winston Fletcher, quoting from The Marketplace of Christianity in his review of the same (Books, February 23), says: "No urge... is more fundamental than the desire to explain existence." This is "...
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To challenge a tutor is brave act
Students who challenge senior academics have to be pretty brave. They are easy targets for intimidation, so I was shocked to find The Times Higher coming down so firmly on the side of the overdog in...
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Time to cut lectures
In all the recent talk regarding abuse of lectures and lecturers, the blame is put solely on misbehaving students. Yet the most satisfied students seem to be those at the Open University, who are not...
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Oh for the light of Day! 1
I suspect his students can hear the sneer in Gary Day's voice (Columnist, February 16) as loudly as we can, but I am sure it is more intimidating for them, whereas it is just tiresome for us. I can...
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Oh for the light of Day! 2
Contrary to the sentiments expressed by Jonathan Baldwin in his own little rant (Letters, February 23), I think Gary Day's students should think themselves very lucky indeed. A knowledgeable,...
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We tackle plagiarism
Paul Shanley described Sunny Bains's vigilante approach to plagiarism management as "a trifle naive" (Letters, February 23). However, the original article contains a few misconceptions (Opinion,...
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Man-made science
I hope complacency about the future of computer science is not the result of "Computing is the new 'Queen of the Sciences'" (Opinion, February 23). The late Roger Needham, managing director of...
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PGCE spots no-hopers
I missed Richard Austen-Baker's "parody of Chris Woodhead" (Letters, February 16), but I did read Chris Wilkins's reply (Letters, February 23). If Austen-Baker said that "at best, a PGCE can stop...
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Warms your cockles
Discussion of the recent pay increases awarded to themselves by vice-chancellors has failed to provide empirical data allowing comparison with the pay of persons having a comparable skills profile....
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Leader: Fixed-term jobs, limited thinking
For the first time in years, casualisation among research-only academics - the group that traditionally suffered most job insecurity - appears to be falling. It is a decline that will accelerate as...
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Leader: To (almost) boldly go
After decades of hibernation, the UK space programme is back. The key to its revival is the idea that spacecraft do not need to get bigger and pricier. Smaller and smarter technology can make...
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None of us can relax in this dog-eat-prof world
UK higher education cannot afford to be complacent about potential global rivals, argues Howard Davies. British universities have gone through a difficult passage. But after decades of declining...
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Today's news
Academic ‘hounded over immigration claim’ An Oxford University professor at the centre of a debate on academic freedom said last night that he was being hounded because he had dared to challenge the...
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Latest research news
Researchers pour cold water on belief in morning coffee 'caffeine buzz Regular coffee drinkers who believe their morning cup gives them a much-needed boost might like to think again. A conference...
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Today's news
Pupils 'copy Ucas forms off internet' Thousands of sixth-formers are plagiarising material from the internet to complete their university application forms, it was revealed today. The Universities...