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Leader
University teaching seems to become ever more demanding as time goes on. Resources are tight while changes in the student profile keep up the pressure on academics. Students, too, want results for...
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To affinity and beyond
Overseeing postgraduate research is like tending a garden, says Gina Wisker. You support, nurture, develop and empower students so they grow as researchers and contribute an original kernel of...
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Brain training
When helping students develop the ability to construct an argument, it may be necessary to go right back to basics, says Stella Cottrell Another pile of scripts on the table, the lecturer’s pen at...
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Clause for thought
When students submit essays filled with grammatical howlers, don’t just throw up your hands and sigh. Instead, show them a few simple rules and you’ll equip them with one of life’s essential skills,...
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Its and misses
To convey technical information accurately, writers must avoid ambiguity caused by poor punctuation while speakers need to watch to see if audiences are keeping up or nodding off, says Joan van Emden...
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All alone in the crowd
International students may feel isolated when they enrol at a university with an unfamiliar ethos. To combat this, staff and institutions must encourage them to mix with their peers and get involved...
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Worldywise
David Jobbins examines an initiative to encourage undergraduates to consider their disciplines in a global context Just how broad are your students’ horizons? Are they being stretched to take a world...
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Rage against the tedium machine
Courses in teaching can breed boredom, but we must fight ennui lest it affect our students' critical faculties, warns Bob Brecher As we all know, the tradition of university education, at least in...
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Don't leave that head in the bed...
...until you've got the facts. Careers can be ruined by academic rivalry and you could jeopardise yours if you act in haste, says Harriet Swain You've just discovered the names of two people about to...
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Steamed up for day at the coalface
Name: Alex Haslam Age: 42 Job: Professor of social and organisational psychology What is your background? I studied psychology at St Andrews University, spent a year at Emory University, Atlanta, US...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. My university is seeking to shift contract research staff to open-ended contracts (to...
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Weighting game has gone sour for unions
Leaders of six campus trade unions have accused employers of planning to scrap the London weighting pay allowance, and are threatening a shut-down of the capital's universities in protest. In a joint...
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Local disputes escalate as relations deteriorate
Lecturers' unions this week reported "unprecedented" developments in two local disputes. Natfhe this week confirmed plans for a week-long strike at London Metropolitan University - the longest ever...
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Who's in who's out?
Portsmouth After 25 years at Strathclyde University, Colin Wheeler has taken a chair in marketing at Portsmouth University with a brief to expand research capacity. Professor Wheeler's particular...