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'Dead wood' haunts Schwartz
He may be calling for stronger moral values in higher education, but Brunel University vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz has been nominated by union officials as the worst boss in Britain for a TV...
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More 'pipe down' than peace pipe
There is news of internal friction in the Association of University Teachers itself. After the coverage in The Times Higher of disquiet among ethnic minority members of the union, sources reveal that...
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Howelling omission
Speaking of friction, the National Union of Students conference next month could witness the first clash of the political parties over higher education. Charles Hendry, the new Tory higher education...
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Howelling loudly
Dr Howells, however, was on true undiplomatic form at the drinks reception to launch the Quality Assurance Agency annual report this week. Referring to a recent meeting with 15 other education...
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Few fans of funding exercise
Nothing fires emotions in universities like the research assessment exercise. In a speech this week, Baroness Greenfield highlighted the challenges for higher education. But it was her remark that...
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Why I...fear for the treatment of laboratory animals
Last November, an inquest decided that a young serviceman had been unlawfully killed by the British Government. He was, reportedly, one of more than 700 soldiers used as "guinea pigs" at the Ministry...
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Have faith in reason
Environmental fundamentalism is threatening the very foundations of democracy, says Dick Taverne Modern science and liberal democracy were linked at birth during the Enlightenment and have been...
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A fair cause for celebration
The new support arrangements will ensure students are not deterred financially, insists Martin Harris The diverse range of financial packages announced today represents a significant milestone in the...
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1am: made a complete monkey of myself
Not even a free prize draw could coax Tim Birkhead to record what he does 24/7 Researchers in animal behaviour, such as Jane Goodall, often need to know how much time their subjects - chimpanzees in...
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Star-studded future starts here
When it comes to the research assessment exercise, quality sells itself. Still, a touch of rune-reading and a bit of self-publicity do no harm, says Harriet Swain As everyone knows, the research...
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Students looked bored as the blood trickled
A valiant effort to break into (and out of) her house left Delia Davin battered but not beaten Many years ago I was driving from my home in Leeds to my department at York University when I realised I...
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Teacher audit
Name: Marina Mozzon-McPherson * Age: 45 * Job: Senior open learning adviser, Hull University. Director of Reach Out, a project aimed at supporting and promoting language learning and teaching in the...
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Research spawns 200 jobs
Swansea University plans to recruit 100 researchers to work in its new Pounds 50 million Institute of Life Sciences, and is expecting at least another 100 jobs to be created through related spin-off...
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Who got that cash?
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, has been awarded a £3 million National Health Service contract to set up a Scottish School of Audiology. Christine Cnossen, head of the School of Social...