Brussels, 17 Dec 2004 The European Commission has published a call for specific measures in support of international cooperation under the INCO section of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The...
Brussels, 17 Dec 2004 The European Commission has published a number of amendments to calls for proposals under the 'international cooperation' strand of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). - For...
St Paul's - 'A More Beautiful City'
Ancient Egypt in Africa - Ancient Perspectives on Egypt - The Wisdom of Egypt - Mysterious Lands - Views of Ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte - 'Never Had the Like Occurred' - Consuming Ancient...
The Lesser Evil - The Dark Side of Virtue
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an American writer who was brought up in England and educated at Dulwich College: “It was about eleven...
Cash penalties will be imposed on universities if they take too many students in the run-up to top-up fees under a government commitment that puts teaching quality ahead of student expansion. Charles...
Academics eager to achieve the coveted title of professor can now pinpoint the universities awarding most chairs. Official figures compiled for The Times Higher reveal that the proportion of...
Brighton's new v-c, Julian Crampton, has a strong track record in higher education and linking up with industry Julian Crampton, an expert in venomous snake and spider bites, was this week announced...
* Tom Sawyer, former deputy general secretary of public service union Nupe (now Unison) and general secretary of the Labour Party, and former chairman of Notting Hill Housing Group, has been elected...
University hopes to make high impact in market with low charges. Claire Sanders reports Leeds Metropolitan University this week became the first institution to opt for fees as low as £2,000 a year...
Academics at Durham University must get approval from an "ethics" committee if they want to deliver lectures and tutorials on topics that could cause offence to students. Subjects include euthanasia...
TIMES HIGHER GOES CHRISTMAS CRACKERS Pub landlord comic Al Murray stands up for dumbing down American literature reader Kevin McCarron stands up for a living PLUS It's all PANTS - results of the...
The Association of University Teachers has agreed to suspend its academic boycott - or greylisting - of Nottingham University. The union suspended greylisting as a gesture of goodwill after informal...