Soton staff get ready for their close-up
Academics who readily answer journalists' pleas for instant expert opinions have often been derided as publicity-hungry "media tarts". But now Southampton University is issuing a direct challenge to...
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'It is my intention to do everything I can to ensure basic science is Protected'
The new chief executive of the Medical Research Council has assured researchers of his support. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz - or "Borys" as he is more likely to be known - has wasted no time seeking to...
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On the move...
Ann Buchanan has been appointed to the Economic and Social Research Council. Professor Buchanan is director of the Centre for Research into Parenting and Children, professor of social work and fellow...
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Working-class students 'are being conned'
Director of the Institute of Ideas launches conference-season attack on university education that she 'wouldn't give to the dog'. Rebecca Attwood reports. Working-class students are being "conned"...
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Southampton grows greener
Bill Wakeham, the vice-chancellor of Southampton University, has ditched his Porsche - during work hours at least - for a fuel-efficient eco-friendly car as part of a drive to boost the university's...
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Rock on
Rock on: acoustics expert Mark Lewney will launch the University of East Anglia's new Centre of Physics on October 18. Dr Lewney, aka the Rock Doctor, uses his electric guitar to help answer the big...
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Durham professor resigns as dean amid investigation into thesis
The dean of Durham University's Business School, Tony Antoniou, has resigned from his post amid allegations of plagiarism, writes Tariq Tahir. It is understood the allegations centre on Professor...
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Next week
The other gulf war Middle Eastern and US-backed Arab television, radio and internet broadcasters battle it out for ideological supremacy
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Chief scientist named
John Beddington has been confirmed as the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser. He currently holds the chair in applied population biology at Imperial College's division of biology. He joined...
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£1bn telescope launch
The UK is to host the headquarters of the Square Kilometre Array project, a global effort to build the world's next generation radio telescope, the Science Minister Ian Pearson was due to announce...
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Lecturer suspended
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education has suspended Robin Keates pending investigation into the level of the lecturer's qualifications. The Times Higher reported earlier this year that Mr...
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Free dictionaries
Readers of The Times Higher are being offered free access to a new online languages resource. Oxford Language Dictionaries Online features Oxford's bilingual dictionaries in French, German, Spanish...
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OU shares research
The Open University has launched a free online research bank with more than 6,000 items of research available to view. Open Research Online launched last month and is the latest initiative in the...
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Awards for inspiration
Staff who have helped students from poor backgrounds to aspire to a place at university have had their work recognised through a new award scheme. The first national Aimhigher awards were announced...
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UK fails to integrate overseas students
Institutions warned to act now or lose foreign income to rivals. Rebecca Attwood and Tariq Tahir report Overseas students will spurn UK universities unless more effort is made to integrate them, the...