The Bible ignores Palestine
The headline "The Bible bashers" (THES, January 19) sensationalises and trivialises an important academic debate within biblical studies. Furthermore, the claim that I explained to Simon Targett that...
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Skills should be a byproduct of study
Your editorial "Demanding and confused" (THES, February 2) implies that universities face a choice between delivering the curriculum or encouraging their students to acquire skills employers seek....
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榴莲视频rton ensures excellence
I write in the strongest possible terms about the article entitled "In defence of Cambridge excellence" by Frank H. King (THES, February 2). Dr King is seeking to mislead your readers, in the same...
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Poor relation deserves front-page treatment too
There are not many Brownie points to be won in any outbreak of me-too-ism. The universities are to be supported in their very public and well-documented fight for a bigger share of the nation's purse...
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Nurseries take root
In the article "Unions unite in childcare campaign" (THES, February 2), Working for Childcare was said to estimate that only 28 per cent of higher education institutions had nurseries in 1995. My own...
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Points of reference on the jobs map
Martin Hollis complained that candidates for a lectureship here have been instructed to ask their referees to write directly to the university (THES, February 2). The reason for adopting this brisk,...
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Tax relief tops the levy
We probably all understand the game Gareth Roberts and his fellow vice chancellors are playing with the Government and probably most of us hope they do manage to "focus (the right) minds" on higher...
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To Wit: a culture clash
Three months ago, 13 senior academics at the University of the Wi****ersrand - all but one white - lodged a 297-page dossier of complaints against William Malegapuru Makgoba, deputy vice chancellor...
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Tories back voucher scheme
Last year a group of academics, businessmen, researchers, policy wonks and Members of Parliament met over several months under the auspices of the Conservative Political Centre to consider the future...
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Points of reference on the jobs map
It is not only for refereeing purposes that the members of the Russell Group are trying to flex their muscles; during an unsuccessful attempt last year to headhunt me to a larger institution in time...
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Points of reference on the jobs map
The practice described by Martin Hollis (requesting references to accompany applications rather than following shortlisting) is already not uncommon. I have been asked to follow this procedure by...
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Alone among the stars
According to every history of modern science, the past 400 years show we have a great deal to be modest about. Earth is no longer the centre of the universe, the star we orbit is pretty average, and...
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Wisdom in languages
Jim Coleman is right to call for nationally agreed standards for languages (page 4). Britain, traditionally excelling in linguistic incompetence, is now experiencing huge demand from students and...
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Break the deadlock
Edvard Munch's The Scream might be the logo of universities and colleges: the horrified, silent scream of those who see destruction and cannot make the world hear. What does it take to win...
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The right recipe for a melting pot
As societies have become less stable in the last quarter of the 20th century, education has become a main target for reform. Blamed for indiscipline, national economic underperformance and reduced...