New Uclan vice-chancellor appointed
The University of Central Lancashire has appointed Gerry Kelleher to become its vice-chancellor when it moves to a new corporate-style group structure later this year.
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Get students to ‘follow the herd’, says behavioural expert
A writer on human behaviour has urged universities to encourage herd behaviour in their attempt to attract students rather than deploying rational argument.
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THE podcast: World Reputation Rankings
Podcast Powered By PodbeanOn 4 March 2013 Times Higher Education published its annual World Reputation Rankings. Phil Baty, THE rankings editor, talks about the methodology, the findings, and the...
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Baroness Morris calls for university-school collaborations
Universities and schools should collaborate more on classroom techniques to drive up standards in teaching, according to a senior Labour peer.
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Barred lecturer issues UAE warning
The United Arab Emirates is now “deeply inimical” to university values, according to a lecturer from the London School of Economics and Political Science who was barred from entering the country.
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University of Birmingham strikes called off
Two planned strikes over compulsory redundancies and performance management at the University of Birmingham have been called off.
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Michael Gunn elected Million+ chair
The vice-chancellor of Staffordshire University has been announced as the new chair of the Million+ group of post-1992 universities.
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Student visas fall by a fifth
The number of visas issued to overseas students has fallen by a fifth although applications for university student visas have increased by 3 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Office...
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The Psychology of Retirement: Coping with the Transition from Work by Derek Milne
Steven Schwartz is grateful for advice on how to be happily retired
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Time and motion studies
Not only do medieval travellers’ tales provide students with a compelling account of history rooted in personal experience, they also promote cross-cultural understanding in the present day, argues...
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Becoming Sexual by R. Danielle Egan
Mary Evans discusses moral panic and girls’ sexualisation
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THE podcast: David Bell interview
Podcast Powered By PodbeanUniversity of Reading vice-chancellor David Bell, former permanent secretary at the Department for Education, talks Whitehall, mission groups, Moocs and international...
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THE podcast: 28 February 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanResearch fraud, student occupations, PhD students’ pay levels and higher education in Qatar all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is joined by...
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Loud and unclear
Every year, university tutors select and share with Times Higher Education the worst examples of students’ “howlers” in examination scripts and essays.We thought for balance that your readers might...
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Thomas Docherty argues for the demise of mission groups
The mission groups divide the academy, argues Thomas Docherty, and their demise could usher in a more rational, democratic sector