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I was saddened to see the bile of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association being turned on Chaminda Jayanetti for his support for lecturers' action (Opinion, May 12) in Matt Grainger's...
I was saddened to see the bile of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association being turned on Chaminda Jayanetti for his support for lecturers' action (Opinion, May 12) in Matt Grainger's...
According to Peter Smith in "Top cop gets 20K more than professor" (May 12), Lecturer A in the table is "broadly similar to a teacher of five years' experience" and Lecturer B is equivalent to a...
As a former secondary school headteacher, I am amused by William Gramm's view that a professor lacks both the experience and the stamina to cope with a head's workload (Letters, May 19). My CV...
As a research professor I do little teaching. This semester I should mark 11 masters assignments to be submitted on July 7. If I refuse, in line with the strike action, 30 per cent of my pay will be...
Those who are uncertain about the just demands and actions for better pay by lecturers should consult two job advertisements for London universities in The Times Higher of May 19. The job...
Instead of transferring funding for educating nurses to the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England ("Fight for NHS cash hots up as 'chaos' threatens nurse training jobs", May 19), why doesn't...
In response to Liz Allen's opinion article on the professional standards framework (May 12) to meet the principles of flexibility, breadth and inclusiveness that people throughout the sector wanted,...
I am incensed by Sussex vice-chancellor Alasdair Smith's comments on the extraordinary meeting of senate to discuss the plan devised by the School of Life Sciences (LifeSci) to maintain a viable and...
I am pleased that Sussex University decided not to axe chemistry. But I am puzzled that "the decision-making process was difficult". The Science and Technology Policy Research Unit is an attached...
Academic freedom is meaningless unless it means that academics can express unpopular views without the slightest fear of institutional reprisal. The action being taken by Leeds University against...
Even if Frank Ellis "caused widespread outrage" this does not mean that his views lack merit. There is no link between the worth of an opinion and any resulting outrage (or praise). Is the Unite...
So the bell has tolled on "the leather-jacketed pseudo-proletarian lecturer" ("Up the (fiercely staid) workers!", May 19). What deluded romantics they were, not a smart suit or a share portfolio...
At the World Cup in June, lecturer Geoff Pearson is bound to be caught up in any unrest. Huw Richards explains Geoff Pearson already knows exactly what he'll be doing on his 32nd birthday on June 20...
What do parents have to say about the lecturers' pay dispute? Quite a lot now that they are paying for their offspring's education, says Harriet Swain Amid student protests, union defiance and...
Extreme weather is becoming increasingly common, and, if humans are to survive, they must adapt to climte change. Becky McCall explains During the first 20 days of August 2003, 14,802 people died in...