Letter: Jammy of Jamaica
Until three years ago, I was an academic in a "new" British university. I left to pursue better pay and conditions in the private sector, but was dismayed at the loss of quality of life. So I came...
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Letter: Motion picture
Thank you for your report of Natfhe's conference ("Union campaigns to scrap QAA", THES , June 1). It was both informative and lively; rather like the event itself. But I was surprised to read your...
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Letter: Is might right? (1)
More than half a century after the end of the second world war, there is still an inability to deal maturely with the moral issues raised by the bombing of Dresden (Books, THES , May 25). In...
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Letter: Is might right? (2)
It is odd that the apologists confuse the issue. No one denies the courage of bomber command crews - they did their duty but did not know better. The Dresden raid was an atrocity, of that there is no...
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Letter: Conflicts of interest
In the course of preparing for the latest research assessment exercise and an impending Quality Assurance Agency visit, I have noticed a rather worrying discrepancy between the two concerning...
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Letter: Shed a tier for society
Tony Dennis's prediction that the new universities are likely to become, in effect, technical colleges that offer only a limited range of vocational subjects (Letters, THES , June 1) seems right. At...
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Letter: Criminal silence over jail issues
Roger Matthews and Jock Young raise a very important issue regarding the silence of academic criminology on the government's criminal justice policies. ("We'll raise you seven prisons", THES , June 1...
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Letter: Debased mettle
Our ordered state of higher education, where a university is a university is a university, is again threatened. The characteristics of UK universities are defined in every university charter. These...
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Leader: We want to see tangible results after the election
Dear Ministers, As this is written, voters have yet to go to the polls. When it is read, we will know their verdict. Today and in the next few days, you will be taking up (or returning to) your...
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A big fish, small pond scenario
Tony Blair might hold sway in his cabinet, but in the global arena he is more than a cigar short of a Churchill, argues Richard Rose. The paradox of power is simply stated: at Westminster, the prime...
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'That's just so last century'
Travel is redundant, anti-globalisation protests are mounting and academia is ruled by 'shallow' gurus. Chris Bunting looks forward to 2010 with 'Europe's leading futurist' Patrick Dixon. Patrick...
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Pen, plough and silence of the lambs
Stephen Bending surveys how writings on agriculture reflect broader human concerns. "Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the...
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Medieval spectre haunts the land while animals 'sleep' on TV
Andy Brown relates the hellish falout of foot-and-mouth. It began one regular Saturday morning, our two-year-old strapped safely into her car seat, watching the familiar landscape fly past. The start...
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Latest UK news
Police probe immigration fraud at Derby Police are investigating a suspected bogus student immigration racket after reported attempts to obtain university places for Chinese students with fake...
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Latest international news
Palestinian students hurt in roadblock clash Thirteen Palestinian students were reported injured in clashes with Israeli police on Wednesday during a protest against a roadblock near Ramallah that...