Jobwatch: Big ad splash makes waves
Sussex University is pushing the boat out by advertising 46 academic vacancies in one go. Pat Leon looks at a trend in advertising lots of posts at once to signal universities' expansion plans....
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Who got that job?
Christopher Johnson, 50 Job advertised in The Times Higher , June 23, 2003 Motorvariation Head/Professor of Industrial Design £40,176 - £45,072 / £40,176 - £55,858 per annum Slipping between the...
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Drawing on experience to find out what's next
It's often hard for fine-art students to see a clear career path. David Butler and Dawn Weatherston led a project to help them visualise their future. Degree disciplines are highly transferable....
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name : Alison Phipps Age : 36 Job : Director, Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, University of Glasgow Salary : £38,...
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Job cuts linked to property bungle
Lecturers' leaders claim that academic staff are being forced to pay with their jobs after Bournemouth University's managers lost almost £1 million in a property venture. The Bournemouth branch of...
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Call to fine-tune copyright
Music professors have launched a campaign to clarify copyright rules that, they say, are hampering their research and holding up publication of books and papers. They are calling on publishers to...
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UK fails to boldly go with mice in space
Fear of animal-rights protests played a key role in preventing UK scientists joining an international effort to put mice in space. The student-led Mars gravity biosatellite programme will involve US...
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Fellows may face action over Greenfield leak
The Royal Society is to consider whether to take disciplinary action against fellows who spoke out in last week's Times Higher against Baroness Greenfield's nomination for a fellowship, writes Anna...
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Clarke urges a green stance
The significance of sustainable development for UK universities was driven home this week with the launch of an action plan that puts compliance on their agenda. Charles Clarke, the education...
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Art illuminates physics
The baffling world of quantum mechanics will flicker into life when a theoretical physicist and artist turn a physics department into a giant piece of public art. The Mile End Road buildings of Queen...
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Sainsbury told to protect labs
The government should help foot the bill for security at universities under threat from animal rights extremists, MPs said this week. In the first of its new "science question time" sessions with...
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Swansea v-c admits taking axe to good-quality departments
Richard Davies, the vice-chancellor of Swansea University, has admitted that four departments he is proposing to close are all of good quality and are recruiting well, writes Tony Tysome. The...
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Anxious Welsh fear fees blitz
Welsh universities could lose staff and find it harder to manage student recruitment if the ruling assembly fails to spell out how it will compensate institutions prevented from charging top-up fees...
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Vet your Whistler on web
Glasgow University has launched a website highlighting the life and work of one of its most illustrious honorary graduates, artist James McNeill Whistler. The university houses an unparalleled...
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FE demands time to improve
Further education college and funding heads want more time to rectify problems identified by Ofsted inspectors, writes Tony Tysome. Last week's annual report from the inspection agency says that...