The evidence is there, so let's make use of it
University managers need to base their ideas on experience to make informed decisions, says Paul Ramsden By the time students get to university - or very soon afterwards - we expect most of them to...
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The Scarlet Kim-pernel
The failure of higher education to make a big impact at this year's Labour Party conference is not helped by the low profile of Kim Howells, the new Higher Education Minister. Interview requests with...
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Christmas comes early for Alan
But former Higher Education Minister Alan Johnson's status in the history books looks secure. While he was getting acquainted with the fiery issue of the nation's pensions crisis, he was honoured...
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Put out to pasture
With top-up fees firmly on the statute books, and higher education issues at this year's Labour Party conference repeatedly dismissed with the line "been there done that", it is understandable that...
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A Grand bust-up
Never mind the hunting row, fur was flying inside the so-called "TonyTown" Brighton conference security zone at a fringe meeting on Mike Tomlinson's A-level reforms, hosted by the Association of...
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Don's diary: countdown to merger and mozzarella
17 days... ...until the merger of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology It's 9am and, as chaplain, I'm addressing freshers at the Royal Northern...
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Why I believe that British academics have failed the general public
Britain's foreign policy often bears little resemblance to the image presented by academics. Indeed, I think British academics are generally responsible for keeping students and the public in...
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Act now on access
Time is running out to comply with new disability legislation, writes Jennifer Dyer The start of this academic year brings more changes to the Disability Discrimination Act. For the first time, "...
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Cheating: a sign of good health?
Fears of an ethical decline in the academy are premature, argues Ron Robin Do we live in particularly deviant times? A cursory glance at academic newspapers, internet bulletin boards and even the...
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E-nough to make a grown man cry
Does electronic submission have to be so hard? asks a desperate Tim Birkhead. Arguably, the most important thing academics do is publish research. Submitting a manuscript to a journal used to be...
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My worst nightmare
Writing a lecture at home with only hours to go, I decided to print it out at university to save time. On turning on my PC, I got a message that my computer, the University of London system and the...
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Best practice: Learn about anything - fast
Ever wanted to expand your mainstream lecturing repertoire into more off-the-beaten track areas? Then Overnight Experts may be for you. When the history, classics and archaeology subject centre of...
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How to be a big draw, not a big bore
Do you fantasise about speaking in exotic places, audiences hanging on to your every word? Harriet Swain reveals how to be the darling, not the dud, of the conference circuit. So you want an all-...
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Teacher audit
Catherine Grant, 40, is lecturer in film studies, and director of the film studies department, School of Drama, Film and Visual Arts, Kent University. She mainly teaches non-English language cinema...
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Casual culture props up academe
Nearly half of all higher education staff work on a casual basis despite a number of government initiatives aimed at creating greater job security. The persistent casualisation of higher education...