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Ecotoxicology, first christened in 1969, is a young discipline formulated in response to the environmental devastation caused by organochlorine pesticides and industrial pollutants. I was aware of...
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‘I can’t back daft policies’
Charles Tripp is a key figure in the study of the Middle East. He was called to No 10 before the invasion of Iraq but, he tells Michael North, Tony Blair has not asked him back. Charles Tripp’s...
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Job boom looms as older staff bow out
Young academics may enjoy a boom in job opportunities not seen for a generation as new universities are forced to replace thousands of ageing staff, a new report suggests. Analysis by The Times...
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Anti-cheat software turned on academe
Software used to catch student cheats may soon be employed by journal publishers to help detect duplication and plagiarism by researchers. Plans by two of the world's major academic publishers,...
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'What was once only a theoretical possibility we now know can happen'
Alison Murdoch believes the breakthrough in human cloning made by her team at Newcastle University will give fresh impetus to UK academics in related fields Alison Murdoch is co-director of the team...
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On the move...
* Southampton University's Winchester School of Art has appointed Bashir Makhoul its new head. The working artist was previously professor of art and design at Luton University. * Nick Stokes ,...
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Hawking heads for a briefer battle
A literary clash of the time lords will be in the offing in September when Stephen Hawking's new work hits the book shops. Professor Hawking's book, co-authored with the former Star Trek writer...
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Overwork is rife, say lecturers
More than two thirds of lecturers are working an average of at least 11 hours of unpaid overtime every week, according to a new survey. The poll of over 1,000 university and college lecturers,...
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Pam Smith's diary: work hours, 12; lunch hour, none: stress, v. bad
Pam Smith, a senior lecturer in the School of Health at Wolverhampton University, is contracted to teach a maximum of 550 hours a year, or 18 hours a week. But on occasions, she has been known to put...
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Top-up fees defeat in Wales
Welsh students may be exempt from paying top-up fees wherever they study after the Welsh Assembly Government was defeated in a vote on the issue on Tuesday. A Conservative motion that Welsh-domiciled...
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Minister downplays potential course cuts
The threat of university course closures may not be as widespread as some fear, Bill Rammell, the new Higher Education Minister, said this week. Mr Rammell told The Times Higher that he was "not...
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Tories discuss change of tack on university course payment
The Conservative Party looks set to abandon its anti-tuition fees policy after hitting an "electoral brick wall" on the subject in this month's campaign, The Times Higher has learnt. Party sources...
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'Voluntary' staff cuts to decimate Coventry wage bill
Scores of staff at Coventry University face voluntary redundancy in a major "reshaping" exercise. The institution will also axe its pure chemistry provision. Madeleine Atkins, Coventry's vice-...
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Blunkett millions not used for pay
An official report shows that barely a penny of an £880 million programme to "reward and develop" staff in English universities went into academic salaries, lecturing unions claimed this week. A...
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Ulster v-c job switch
Ulster University has offered to make its vice-chancellor, Gerry McKenna, its "president", giving him the role of travelling ambassador for the university, after an investigation into complaints...