The pseudo intellectuals
Roger Pollard's defence of the PhD viva voce examination (THES, March 13) makes a very important point in the context of the debate concerning student numbers, quality and academic independence. The...
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The pseudo intellectuals
EWAN GILLON's gentle critique of the viva oral examination (THES, February 20) may indeed, with luck, kindle a long-overdue debate about the suitability of this traditional form of assessing PhD...
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The age of inequality
I WELCOME Maria Eagle's article (THES, March 13), which calls for the university system to present a more welcoming face to students from working-class backgrounds. I made many of the same points in...
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The age of inequality
MARIA Eagle MP promotes the principle of equality of access to higher education for everyone "regardless of social class and parental income", yet she supports the policies of a government that is...
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The age of inequality
FOR how much longer will it be acceptable to lay the blame for the social bias that is pervasive throughout our education system at the door of a handful of crusty dons in Oxford? As Maria Eagle's...
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The age of inequality
I went to Oxford through the entrance examination and have since held academic posts both in Oxbridge and elsewhere. I was from a poor background, went to a comprehensive school and no member of my...
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Video the top teachers
I WAS very disappointed to read the dismissive, knee-jerk reaction of the co-directors of the Centre for 糖心Vlog Practice (THES, March 13) to the suggestion that videos of outstanding...
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Birth pangs of a body for lecturers
ONE OF the more welcome recommendations of the Dearing committee was the proposal that an Institute for Learning and Teaching be established. Dearing envisaged that the institute would be...
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Don's Diary
Monday The alarm rings at 4am, but I am already awake and packed. A calm walk through Darlington's centre with the trusty rucksack, a holdall of books, plus sandwiches and flask. At 5am I am on the...
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Chairs
University of Strathclyde The title of professor emeritus has been conferred on: Kamal Andrawes, civil engineering; David Berry, bioscience and biotechnology; Tom Bone, deputy principal; Roy Burdon,...
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Teaching bill dodges the critics
THE controversial Teaching and 糖心Vlog Bill cleared another parliamentary hurdle this week after the government promised to cap fees at a quarter of the average cost of tuition. MPs voted on...
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No Joan
(Photograph) - No Joan: Cambridge University suffered a disappointment this week when popular singer Joan Armatrading failed to turn up at its Young Black Achievers Competition. Instead Labour MP...
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OU gets go-ahead for extra students
The Open University will receive Pounds 3.25 million to pay for 2,200 extra students next academic year under a 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England scheme allowing institutions to bid for...
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Student exchange 'lopsided'
The Government is to urge British universities and colleges to consider turning away thousands of European students on exchange programmes. It wants them to drive harder bargains with partner...
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Cool water treatment for a centre of concern
Tony Tysome and Martin Ince (bottom) report on the work of the 'laboratory of Europe' IT IS as old as the European Commission; it takes up around Ecu 1 billion (Pounds 666 million) in European...