So who's an ancient relic now?
Having stepped out from the shadows of Downing Street, Lord Adonis, the new Education Minister, was due to make his parliamentary debut as The Times Higher went to press. As one might expect, the...
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Today's news
Cardiff tops best value list Cardiff University has been declared the best value university in Britain, according to a league table that found the city combined low living costs with the...
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Liberal with good advice
One absentee from the Labour conference was a certain protege of Schools Minister Lord Adonis who, in years gone by when he was an academic, had encouraged a student to apply for a job as an economic...
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Former fee sceptic gets top job in rejig
Bill Rammell - former tuition fees sceptic, former student union official and now holder of one of Labour's most marginal parliamentary seats - has been appointed Higher Education Minister in Tony...
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Shakespeare's Ideas: More Things in Heaven and Earth
When my classmates and I were beginning to get to grips with the Shakespeare portion of the A-level syllabus, our teacher shared an already well-worn joke. An elderly woman leaves the theatre after...
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There's a time and a place...
Few can have escaped the problems facing chemistry, with university departments shutting all over the country and schoolchildren turning their noses up at the subject. But this week it became clear...
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The week in higher education
The renaming of a Cambridge college after benefactors who donated £30 million has elicited an angry letter from a former student that has been signed by another 66 alumni. The graduates, including...
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Boycott backer aimed only to stir debate
The academic who proposed the controversial union motion in favour of a boycott of Israel believes there is a growing understanding that those supporting it are committed to debate before any action...
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He who pays the piper
The recent visit of Lords Denham and Adonis to University College London in an attempt to bolster support for the proposed Camden Academy should serve as a warning to all working in higher education...
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Today's news
Baccalaureate better than A-levels, Lord Adonis admits The schools minister Lord Adonis has acknowledged that the international baccalaureate could be a better option than A-levels for youngsters who...
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Let's turn the spotlight on all our young talent
Future academic and economic success relies on inspiring students from all social groups, says John Denham. To say that there is a social bias in the intake of sought-after universities is to state a...
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Today's news
Blair completes education reshuffle The prime minister last night announced a comprehensive shake-up of the Department for Education and Skills with six new ministers appointed, including the...
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Worldwide web still has holes that need filling in
Bridging the Digital Divide
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With a song in their heart
The following Christmas entertainment is being advertised in the corridors of lecturers' union Natfhe: "Andrew Adonis Productions in association with Mandy Partners proudly presents The Top-up Fees...
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With a song in their heart
The following Christmas entertainment is being advertised in the corridors of lecturers' union Natfhe: "Andrew Adonis Productions in association with Mandy Partners proudly presents The Top-up Fees...