'Its blend of anal retentiveness and the exotic nicely captures the strangeness of the surrealist world view' MARK DION'S BUREAU OF THE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF SURREALISM AND ITS LEGACY, MANCHESTER...
Are headhunters good for higher education or are they helping to destabilise it? As a consultant working for a range of university clients, I've been asked this question a few times in recent months...
Hefce should push institutions to embed sustainability in business strategies, argues Martin Wiles The environment and sustainable development were notable by their absence in the general election...
Nicholas Russell believes authors of non-fiction can learn a lot from creative writing techniques Despite the growth in the teaching of creative writing in universities, no course in the UK caters...
Courses in teaching have little to do with producing better lecturers and much to do with learning to conform, says Frank Furedi Why am I not surprised when I read that young academics are bored by...
It's never too early or too late to start thinking about your retirement, writes Harriet Swain. Even if you have the financial side taken care of, you should still give some thought to the details of...
Name: Annette Babchuk Age: Would love to say 30s but have to admit to 40s. Job: Head of alumni relations, Manchester University. Salary: Hmm, like everyone else at the moment - waiting for the...
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am a 30-year-old lecturer in the sciences who is serious about my career. I am...
Academics should be carefully managed to ensure that their external consultancy work does not interfere with their lecturing and research duties, conference delegates have been told. Laura MacDonald...
Paul Shaw, lecturer in audiology, School of Healthcare, Leeds University Advertised in The Times Higher , November 5, 2004 After four weeks in the job, Paul Shaw, lecturer in audiology, is getting...
Mathematicians became a protected species when Charles Clarke, the former education secretary, called mathematics a subject of national strategic importance. Now, after a steady trickle of...
Alison Goddard looks at how top-up fee income will be spent in England Huge variations in what is on offer to students at English universities have been revealed by a survey of the access agreements...
London, 05 May 2005 TACD and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, centered at Columbia University, will be holding a seminar at Columbia University, New York City. The discussions will focus on how...
Brussels, 05 May 2005 Full text of Document 1670/05 1. Adoption of the Draft Agenda 2. Approval of the Draft Summary Conclusions of the 300th Meeting of 18 March 2005 - Doc. 1203/1/05 CREST REV 1 3....
Brussels, 05 May 2005 Full text of Document 1628/1/05 Revision 01 REVISED AGENDA 1. Proposal for the 7th Framework Programme - Continuation of the examination of the proposal: Theme "Socio-Economic...