Lose friends and irritate people
Since the job advertisement for higher education's most unpopular new position - director of the Office for Fair Access - appeared in The Times Higher four weeks ago it seems that vice-chancellors...
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Speculation proves groundless...
It appears that Alan Johnson, the Higher Education Minister, is staying put for the time being after Tony Blair decided to give Peter Mandelson a ticket to Brussels and shuffle off on holiday instead...
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...but the rumour mill grinds on
Whitehall gossip now predicts that the Prime Minister will give his ministerial team only a minor tweak after the summer break. Science Minister Lord Sainsbury is still widely tipped to be one of...
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May as well talk to the animals
Sex and football aside, it is clear that animal-rights extremism has become the story of the summer, with anyone who is anyone rushing to comment. Anyone, that is, except higher education...
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Tory sums 'don't tally'
Leaked Conservative Party proposals to raise interest rates on student loans would raise only half as much as top-up fees, a leading economist claimed this week. The Conservatives have already...
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Belarus sends Brit packing
A Kingston University academic on a trip to Belarus has been expelled from the country and told not to return for five years. Alan Flowers, who has been involved with academic exchanges with Belarus...
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Extremist threat wide
Experts on animal rights extremism warned this week that any staff member of a university could be at risk of attack, regardless of their specialism, as activists home in on secondary and tertiary...
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Why I... think universities need to acknowledge class as the final taboo
Increasing access to higher education for students from less advantaged backgrounds is a key feature of Government policy since it represents a move towards a more egalitarian society. But the fact...
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Fixed but insecure
Contract researchers are the 'have-nots' of academia. This must change, says Jo Aldridge. Although researchers on fixed-term contracts make up about 30 per cent of the academic-related workforce in...
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Threats damage this university
US academic George Martin is backing the boycott of London Metropolitan University and fears for its reputation. Through the academic grapevine, I recently learnt that the management of London...
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If you don't use it, lose it. Your spirits will lift
Feel trapped under piles of books and papers? Susan Bassnett recommends a ruthless purge to set yourself free. Every year when the students have gone home and the exam boards are over, I consider the...
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Jobwatch: Fledgling on lookout
University College Northampton is looking for research-active recruits even though it faces an uncertain research future if it is awarded teaching-only status, writes Chris Johnston. University...
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Who got that job?
Nick Kaye. Job advertised in The Times Higher November 23, 2003 The department of drama, part of the School of Performance Arts at Exeter University, is investing £3.7 million in new staff,...
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Forget the muse, it's hard graft you need
Michelene Wandor looks at how creative writing has matured into a serious academic discipline since it was pioneered at UEA in 1970. I recently attended the annual conference of the American...
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Teaching: On the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name: Nicola Carslaw. Age: 36. Job: Part-time lecturer in the environment department at York University. I have worked part time since returning after the birth...