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Satire is dead

A concern when reading Jamie Targett’s latest communication on performance management in The Poppletonian (29 August): I had previously thought there was a satirical element to this column. I now...

Keynesian scale

It is erroneous of Kitty Stewart to declare that J. M. Keynes’ famous quote “In the long run we are all dead” had anything to do with the idea that economies left alone recover from recession on...

Unintended consequences

There are three unspoken consequences of Michael Gove’s A-level reforms (“Remaking the grades”, 15 August).Parity of status between the qualifications and technical courses may exist in politicians’...

Bang for your Bucks

Times Higher Education’s international and postgraduate student fees survey (8 August) lists the University of Buckingham as charging the most in the UK for domestic and European Union undergraduates...

Does not compute

You recently reported Higher Education Statistics Agency figures on graduate unemployment by subject, with medicine and dentistry having the lowest rate and computer science the highest (“Try turning...

Daft, not stupid, question

Allan Johnson struck a chord with his piece on question-and-answer sessions at academic conferences (“Interrogative mood music”, 29 August). However, I would like to point out that one type of...

Dangerous combination

Siana Bangura talks of “the sheer number of hours that go into making a stellar application to Cambridge or to Oxford” (“Right combination”, Letters, 29 August), while emphasising “the holistic...

Literary scientific theory

David Aberbach’s arguments for cross-disciplinary study are compelling, but apply beyond the humanities: scientists should read literature, too (“A taste of Hard Times”, Opinion, 22 August). Our...

Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham - 5 September 2013

Feeling less than zero

The growth in zero-hours contracts threatens the reputation of our universities and the morale of their staff

The week in higher education - 5 September 2013

Universities are always trying to show that they provide a unique “student experience”. When students pay up to £730 a month for a room without a view save for a brick wall, mission accomplished. A...

To the Vice-Chancellor’s Personal Assistant

Curnock Cook tells elite of leaner ABB catches ahead

Fewer 18-year-olds and rise in BTECs could leave highly selective universities vulnerable, says Ucas chief

Riordan queries fee subsidies for study outside Wales

New head of Higher Education Wales calls for review of funding to support students from deprived areas

Hertfordshire’s head talks student recruitment strategies

Quintin McKellar discusses clearing, post-qualifications applications and tuition fees