No kidding, goats are on the syllabus
When we think of universities taking discoveries into the wider world, software, medical discoveries and machinery are the sort of products that spring to mind, while goats tend not to figure. But...
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It is time we tamed the tyranny of technology
A few simple fixes, says Ian Marshall, and e-mail and the internet can be transformed from curse into blessing As a recent meeting with a colleague progressed, I noticed that he was becoming...
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Unhappy shuffle
The shadow education team showed little unrest at last Sunday's Liberal Democrat conference, but Peep has heard not everyone is entirely delighted. After Labour's reshuffle, Sarah Teather, the...
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Peals of sheepish laughter
Engineers are doing what they can to quash the stereotype that they are dull and boring The engineering subject centre, part of the Higher Education Academy's network, includes a community section...
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Talking the talk
New Universities Secretary John Denham could develop a sore throat if he engages in the amount of "discussion" with the sector he claims to want. His first major speech on higher education was...
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The seedy underbelly of Second Life
Virtual worlds can be valuable teaching tools but consider the risks, says David Grundy "Virtual persistent online worlds" - better known in forms such as Second Life - are bringing enjoyment to...
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Clinical cost of making headlines
Scientific papers should not be thrown open to the media, says Ben Goldacre, unless we want the public even more misled Paul Broca was a French craniologist who measured brains. He was famous, and...
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Now showing (and failing) at a cinema near you
Why is British film so disappointing at the moment? Simon Popple blames a lack of leadership and vision There is a horrible sense of deja vu every time I approach the next "great" British film -...
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Blank faces and bungled systems
University bureaucracy is too often built by those who neither know nor care who academics are or what they need, says Tim Birkhead. Researchers and teachers are victims of a burgeoning bureaucracy...
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Open the door to new vistas
A mentor can give you vital perspective on your work by assessing your new ideas and challenging old ones. But you will need to be able to take criticism and use it constructively, says Harriet Swain...
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Engineering women's interest
Name - Haifa Takruri-Rizk. Age: 45. Job: Senior lecturer in engineering, Salford University. Salary: More than £45,000 Education: BSc in electrical engineering form Birzeit University in Palestine....
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'My employer says that because my contract of employment does not specify fixed hours...
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Pay spending lags behind
UK universities rank below the OECD average in the proportion of funding they spend on salaries and their student-to-staff ratios are high. Tony Tysome reports. The UK spends a lower proportion of...
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Tesco to fund green research
A 77-member research team investigating green issues is to be created by Manchester University using a £25 million donation from supermarket giant Tesco, writes Tony Tysome. Following confirmation of...
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Who got that cash?
A chance discovery led cell biologist Stephen Royle away from neuroscience to cell division, with the chance to find out more about the basic processes that lead to cancer. With the first Career...