Last summer, I read my way through Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time , determined to reach number ten in the 12-volume sequence: Books Do Furnish a Room. Even Powell's devoted fans (among...
Wot u doing on Web 2.0? An anonymous US academic, writing on a blog called Rate My Student, is disturbed by tutors who spend too much time on Facebook. "My colleague across the hall is always talking...
Academics are wary of mooting ideas rooted in their belief for fear of raising secular hackles. It's time to argue for our convictions, says Joseph Mintz. Universities are places where freedom of...
Genuinely taking on board age discrimination legislation poses a serious challenge for academe, says John Macnicol. The recent resignation of Menzies Campbell as Liberal Democrat leader raised...
Research is never straightforward and researchers need financial flexibility if they are to stay ahead in their field, says Tim Birkhead. This year Boris Johnson, the Conservative former Shadow...
Don't diss your old workplace, take home stuff that isn't yours or get all weepily sentimental at your leaving do. Harriet Swain gives tips on how to depart for greener pastures with good grace and a...
Name: Anoush Ehteshami Age: 47 Job: Head of school and professor of international relations, Durham University Salary: Yes Education: BA (Hons) in social sciences from Nottingham Trent; PhD in...
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'We published our university's disability equality scheme last December. I have now...
Study suggests scientists given higher royalties earn more in licensing income for universities, reports Zoë Corbyn. Universities that give a greater share of royalties to researchers whose...
Canterbury Christ Church University has failed to have its Investors in People (IIP) status renewed. A report from an external assessor, leaked to The Times Higher , said that "while there is much to...
Four universities have been given £2.3 million for a project that will see the creation of "virtual therapists" to help sufferers of chronic medical conditions. The consortium, which is led by...
From: The University Assessment Officer To: Department of Media and Cultural Studies The university assessment committee has recently been conducting research into biases in your internal...
They do things differently in America. Two years ago, the 123-year- old Huron University in South Dakota lost the battle to stay afloat and was put up for sale. Almost everything went at auction -...
A bitter row has broken out at Oxford University over a decision to site a 10ft high 18th-century statue in a much loved medieval room, writes Melanie Newman. A member of the Department for Culture,...
The fact that the Burgess committee has had so much difficulty in achieving consensus regarding a different classification system and now wants to do away with it altogether makes one wonder why the...