Charity fills a gap 2
Having just been involved in the Uniaid bursary scheme launch at the House of Lords, I find it hard to believe that anyone can be opposed to the work Uniaid is doing. Hearing the students' moving...
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Wanted: flatterer
I note Otley College's ad for a deputy principal seeks someone to "compliment the Senior Management Team" (Jobs, October 1). How refreshing that the need for an uncritical sycophant is so plainly...
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Transparent sexism
A number of universities seem blissfully unaware that the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England has issued a code of practice for submissions for the 2008 research assessment exercise that...
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Don't blame us
Your report on the limited confidence of the Quality Assurance Agency in Anglia Polytechnic University's management standards contained a reference to partner colleges "dotted around East Anglia" (...
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Derrida clarification
You report with meticulous accuracy my observations on Jacques Derrida, the "gnomic thinker" (October 15). Only on reading them in print do I realise that their import might be misinterpreted....
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Wit's not at an end
Are the replies to Gary Day's column proof of a world so stultified as to lack the wit to spot irony and satire (Letters, October 15)? As one sad "old fart" of an academic to another, thanks Gary! In...
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Access all areas
Students’ ever-rising demand for links to university networks means that institutions cannot stop investing in IT. George Cole reports Walk into any lecture in a British university today and you will...
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Still wired about winning
With a great 12 months under his belt, 2003 E-Tutor of the Year Mark Russell was hoping his university, Hertfordshire, could make it a double this year. But a duo from Middlesex had other plans,...
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Ye olde desktop project
About 125,000 ancient books in English have been put online. Olga Wojtas surveys an interactive archive that intends to open a new chapter in scholarship Suffering from toothache? Eyes a little...
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Sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite
London’s institutions can rest assured that vital data are secure thanks to a powerful network. Chris Johnston assesses a capital investment London is home to 100 universities and colleges of further...
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Delete the hassle and net a bargain
A British universities co-operative is helping its growing number of members cut costs on the purchase of supplies. Chris Johnston reports E-procurement is the university equivalent of logging on to...
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Great dotty idea
The OU’s BuddySpace system approaches distance-learning nirvana - getting the right knowledge to the right people at the right time. Anthea Lipsett reports Instant messaging is one of the fastest-...
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ICT in ÌÇÐÄVlog, Issue No. 4
 ICT in ÌÇÐÄVlog, Issue No. 4 Published in The Times Higher on October 22 2004 How students are getting an earful of learning Leader  'Universities are recognising the growing technological...
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Distinct lack of ebony in the ivory towers
The UK has around 10 black female professors. Chris Bunting begins a three-part series on black academics with a report on the poor hiring record of supposedly liberal...
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Man on a mission to boldly go...
Laurie Taylor has a close encounter of the bizarre kind at the fourth European Mars Conference, held at the Open University last week. "What you need to understand," said the delegate at the coffee...