Don's diary: sleepless on sabbatical
Monday Wake at 7.30am. Terrible night. Feel awful. For someone who's writing a book about sleep, I should be doing better. Is it simply a case of poor sleep habits, or, more sinister, an underlying...
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Tony's smile (nearly) wiped off
Preparing to deliver a speech on university funding last week, Tony Blair was preening himself as new Labour luvvie Wendy Piatt of the Institute of Public Policy Research opened the event. The prime...
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Clarke's cuts show the way
The surprise in last week's communication from Charles Clarke, the education secretary, to David Young, the English funding boss, was not its contents but its brevity. The annual grant letter to the...
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Faithful can't march on spam
The Association of University Teachers saw its efforts at communication blocked by gremlins last week. Thousands of copies of an email from Matt Waddup, the assistant general secretary, about...
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Naked vets lose the animals
Edinburgh University's veterinary students have unveiled a fundraising calendar featuring nude shots of their sports teams. One of the organisers, identified only as Lucy, is quoted in the student...
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Why I urge India's politicians to denounce cultural vandalism
The city of Pune, formerly known as Poona, lies in the state of Maharashtra, about three hours inland from India's giant commercial capital Mumbai (Bombay). To anyone who has ever lived in a...
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Parental guidance
Pupils' transition from school to university can be hardest for mums and dads, says Helen Johnson Twenty years ago, the notion of "parent relations" in higher education in the US was virtually...
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Foundations rock the edifice
Top-up fees and foundation degrees will turn higher into further education, says Patrick Ainley The stated aim of the higher education bill is to widen participation so that 50 per cent of 18 to 30-...
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Making the grade in these Gradgrind times
Treat students as students, be open with them and they may see through the free-market freaks, says Bob Brecher. One of the most important tasks facing today's academics is to learn how to get good...
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Jobwatch: profile-raising exercises
Image-conscious universities are beefing up their marketing and communications departments. UWIC and Durham are seeking strategic stars, while UHI is looking for networking deans. Pat Leon reports....
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Who got that job?
Richard Blackwell, 45. Hefce - Regional Consultant for the South East Circa £60k Job advertised in The THES , February 21 2003 The Higher Education Funding Council for England has eight regional...
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We love our students - they're so appealing!
We mark their essays, they object to the grade they get. We've been doing the job for years, so why do they think they know better? asks Nathan Abrams. Why do students feel a need to appeal their...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name - John Callaghan. Age : 51. Job : Professor of politics in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences,...
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Post-9/11 visa rules disrupt academe
Tightened US visa requirements are disrupting international scientific collaborations and driving academic conferences and many foreign graduate and doctoral students overseas, some to the UK. Entry...
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Hurt Welshman spurns offer
The student told by Nottingham University that his A level in Welsh did not count has said he does not want a placethere now, even though the institution has since admitted it was wrong. Cemlyn...