Brush up act on pay
Don't reserve the big salary hikes for vice-chancellors, says former university cleaner Marg Longman Some years ago, I remember pinning a copy of The Times Higher's vice-chancellors pay survey on a...
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Thin end of generous wedge
We must stem the subtle intrusionof religion intoscience, argues Sunny Bains The agendas of those who fund science - such as drug companies or agrochemical corporations - have come under increasing...
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'With a name like Kevin Fong, I was expecting ...
... someone more foreign looking.' Our columnist falls foul of expectations in China One of the fringe benefits of lecturing is that you're likely to get asked to talk somewhere nice, possibly even...
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Instant benefits of a bit of extracurricular blogging
Weblogs help to encourage debate outside lectures. Shola Adenekan reports US colleges, students and lecturers are embracing the next big thing in internet technology. Blogs, the journal-like websites...
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Turn them on to filling the coffers
If you want alumni to give your institution cash, then you have to be prepared to put in the groundwork and make friends with them first, says Harriet Swain Remember that business studies student you...
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Teacher audit
Name: Iain Coleman Age: 52 Job: Principal lecturer in biomedical science/teaching fellow, School of Applied Sciences, Wolverhampton University. Salary: Principal lecturer scale (up to £43,037)...
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Who got that cash?
Tom Devine, director of Aberdeen University's pioneering Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, has welcomed the "stunning news" that the centre has won £1.25 million from the Arts and Humanities...
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Bid to raise hourly pay
Trade unions are to launch a campaign to improve the conditions of hourly paid workers in old universities, where they make up about half of all teaching staff. The Association of University Teachers...
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Campaign concerns
Patricia McManus has been an hourly paid lecturer in the English department at Sussex University for seven years. She is part of an associate tutors' campaign group organised by the Association of...
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Research & Development in the EU: EU25 spent nearly 2% of GDP on Research and Development in 2002
Research and Development expenditure R&D intensity, R&D expenditure as% of GDP R&D expenditure R&D expenditure by business sector, as% of total 1998 2000 2003 2003 (...
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Helping early stage biotech SMEs to innovate
Brussels, 24 Feb 2005 The European Commission is funding an initiative aimed at minimising the obstacles for young biotechnology firms that wish to participate in the EU's research framework...
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Improved access to healthcare for 'mobile' Europeans
Brussels, 24 Feb 2005 The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) introduced in June 2004 has greatly facilitated access to medical assistance for the millions of Europeans travelling to other EU...
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Using nanoparticles to create new consumer products
Brussels, 24 Feb 2005 An EU project is bringing science and engineering together in an attempt to find new processes for dispersing nanoparticles in liquid forms such as body lotions and detergents....
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New nerve stimulator for drop foot sufferers
Brussels, 24 Feb 2005 A Dutch-UK Eureka project has developed a nerve stimulator implant that helps drop foot sufferers walk more easily and faster. Foot drop sufferers are unable to bend their ankle...
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eCulture workshop
Brussels, 24 Feb 2005 The UK's Sixth Framework Central Information Point (FP6UK) is hosting a workshop on eCulture in London on 16 March. The aim of the workshop is to provide opportunities to...