Cosmic calamity
According to the Duckworth Riskometer ("Odds in the game of life", THES, July 9), the risk factor due to asteroid impacts is more than five times that of taking a 100-mile rail journey and only...
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PhD jobs crisis
Rebecca Stott's article on the lack of proper training or careers advice for English literature postgraduates ("No jobs for the boys ... or girls," THES, July 16) struck a chord. For the past three...
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PhD jobs crisis
The DPhil programme needs to include other training opportunities for postgraduates. The main reason I embarked on one was that I hoped I would have the opportunity to teach in higher education while...
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PhD jobs crisis
I am 24 and my supervisor is looking at the first draft of my PhD thesis in English. I have spent two of the past three years as a hall tutor dealing with unpleasant situations, ranging from...
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PhD jobs crisis
I had not realised a PhD was intended as preparation for lecturing. If this were the case, it would be a vocational qualification, not an academic one. When I began my postgraduate career I was...
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PhD jobs crisis
Arts and humanities courses lag behind other disciplines in the provision of work experience. This may make it more difficult for these students to find suitable employment. Most employers are not...
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Learn-while-you-earn
It is undoubtedly true that some students do have negative experiences of work and that many find the competing demands of work and study hard to juggle ("Missing out on the experience", THES, July...
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Complaints: externals inevitable
As a member of the Quality Assurance Agency working group on student complaints and appeals not representing any constituency, I would like to commend the QAA officers for their skill and tolerance...
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Stirling work?
The one external examiner who attended the Stirling MBA exam board meeting complained of the poor quality of the exam papers (Whistleblowers, THES, July 16). But surely he or she was sent them for...
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No grants, no widening access
The proportion of university applicants from less-well off homes has increased, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. However, the rise is less than 0.4 per cent and limited...
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Sleaze control power resented by colleges
College leaders have criticised ministers' plans for a clamp-down on college sleaze. Ministers are consulting on further changes to colleges' instruments and articles of government, with plans to...
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Lib Dem warns of lecturer shortage
A slump in the numbers of graduates opting to study for doctorates could lead to a shortage of lecturers in future years, according to the Liberal Democrats. Phil Willis (pictured), the party's...
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Millennium bonanza for college staff
Payments of up to Pounds 500 have been agreed for staff working in further education colleges over the millennium. Staff on standby or call-out over the millennium weekend will be entitled to Pounds...
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Inter-library loan facility launched
The funding councils and the Publishers Association have joined forces to launch a pilot project that, if successful, could provide university library users access to an electronic inter-library loan...
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Scots bid to become Unesco institute
Glasgow and Strathclyde universities are mounting a joint bid to be the United Kingdom contender for Unesco's new institute of statistics. Unesco is setting up the institute to strengthen its work on...