Australian research boost 'A$600m short'
John Howard, the Australian prime minister, has announced a A$5.3 billion (£2.1 billion), five-year research and innovation package that will expand on a similar A$2.9 billion programme that began...
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Stellar careers passed over in search for stars
The insidious nature of recruiting for RAE success means women are again losing out, says Georgina Waylen Universities are again trying to increase their chance of high ratings in the next research...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Stuart Campbell asks teachers how they manage. Name : James Agar Age : 32 Job : Lecturer in French and comparative literature at University College London. Salary...
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Structure is archaic, confused. See me!!
The university marking system is a hopeless muddle that lecturers view with trepidation. Nathan Abrams outlines the problems and pitfalls. It's that time of year again. As students rush to catch up...
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Correction
Julia Jahansoozi is at the University of Central Lancashire, not Stirling University as reported in Teaching: on the Front Line last week.
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Not getting angry is really all the rage these days
Don't lose your rag, especially if you're female. Take a breath and seize your moment calmly, says Susan Bassnett. As soon as I heard a shrill female voice shouting that she was not incompetent or...
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Jobwatch: Work on working
Interested in a job that deals with other people's nine-to-five? Chris Johnston finds several institutions searching for those with an interest in research into employment issues. The Institute for...
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Who got that job?
David Tsiklauri, 32 Lecturer in Space Technology Job advertised in The Times Higher , July 11 2003 Salford may not be the first place that springs to mind when the topic of space is raised, but if...
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£75K to lead top secret institute
It started with an unexceptional advertisement buried in the job pages of The Times Higher two weeks ago. A closer inspection revealed something odd about the ad seeking to recruit academics for a...
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Medieval stone jigsaw keeps King's heads dry
The construction techniques that medieval masons used to create King's College Chapel in Cambridge, one of the most celebrated medieval buildings in Europe and an icon for higher education, have been...
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Student and staff stress increasing, study says
Stress at work is prompting increasing numbers of academics to seek counselling, according to a study by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. It suggests the number of higher...
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Just let me finish my homework
Just as we were beginning to believe that students, like much of the rest of the population, were apathetic and apolitical, along comes a "committed activist" as president of the National Union of...
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Science is in safe hands
Fears about the future of research in the Department of Health are likely to be calmed by the appointment of a strong successor to Sir John Pattison, the department's director of research, who is...
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Talkin' 'bout my generation
Who says academics aren't wild-living people with their fingers on the pulse? Neil Jackson, professor of architectural engineering at Leeds University, wrote to The Times to criticise a leader...
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Beardy boys are back in town
In a similar vein, Bee Gees Robin and Barry Gibb and their late brother Maurice will be awarded honorary degrees by Manchester University next week. If this is an attempt to shake off the stereotype...