Merger toasted with cup of tea
If the big cheeses at Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology want next week's long-awaited merger to go ahead smoothly they may need to think a...
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Southern route to success
Fancy a job as a vice-chancellor? It's easy - as long as you've got the words Southampton University on your curriculum vitae. A growing list of new vice-chancellors cut their teeth at the university...
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Branding worth every penny
In this competitive world, universities are rushing to bring in consultants to boost their brand. And what a worthwhile investment that can be. Rumour has it that after months of costly negotiations...
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Calamity James on audit trail
And finally, the Conservative Party this week promised savings of £1.1 billion a year on education. The savings will be driven through by David James, who proved his talent for resource management...
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Don's diary: diving down from olympian heights
Thursday It's 6am - time for a quick run before work. It's my birthday and I've been living in never-never land for two weeks already, where all food and drink is free, we all wear the same clothes,...
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Why I...think disabled research students need more support
" In theory, research study with a physical-mobility impairment should be easier than undergraduate study. However, in practice it is much harder. Research study is a lonely, isolating and anxious...
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Part-time majority
Issues affecting postgrads will be debated in London this week at the UK Grad Conference. Here, speakers discuss the trials of part-timers, international students and researchers with disabilities....
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Foreign aid completes package
Issues affecting postgrads will be debated in London this week at the UK Grad Conference. Here, speakers discuss the trials of part-timers, international students and researchers with disabilities....
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Money talks, but don't let it dictate our future
If we fail to take collective action now, only the rich will be able to afford to join the profession, argues Bob Brecher. How can we reconcile the legitimate demands of a mass higher education...
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Jobwatch: Designs on UK academics
Art schools in the Asia-Pacific region are offering lecturers unlimited prospects and a better quality of life. British schools should watch out. Martyn Bull reports. Art and design higher education...
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Who got that job?
Andrew Warnes Lecturer in American Literature and Culture Leeds University School of English Job advertised in The Times Higher March 5, 2004 After two and a half years of part-time teaching,...
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Tyne is ripe to hatch some high aspirations
A partnership between Newcastle University and a local school is aiming to raise the aspirations of pupils from deprived areas. Ross Davies reports. What happens when a university takes a hand in...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name : Mark Griffiths Age : 38 Job : Psychologist, professor of gambling studies. Salary : £46,000 Qualifications : BSc psychology, Bradford University; PhD...
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Schwartz: tests key to fairer access
The use of admissions tests to help lure more pupils from underprivileged backgrounds into higher education was endorsed this week by the head of the Government's inquiry into fair access - just days...
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Call for probe into takeover of Japanese specialist
The Charity Commission has been asked to investigate Reading University's planned takeover of a unique college specialising in British degrees for Japanese students. Reading intends to take over...