Mark Kleinman. Head of the Housing and Homelessness Unit at the Greater London Authority The conference facilitator suggested introducing me as an "ex-academic". That didn't sound right. "I think it...
The lack of institutional lines of command can stall collaborative projects, says Peter Coveney. Academics today find themselves under considerable pressure from a number of different demands,...
There was never a time 'before theory'; there can't be a time after, argues Alastair Renfrew. Theory, it seems, is dead. The eager obituaries, which began to appear in the late 1990s, roughly at the...
Whatever the changes in higher education, grumpy old academics still crave the write stuff, says Tim Birkhead. One of my early PhD students was the most charming, highly motivated and sharpest...
University College Northampton hopes to reposition itself with a post that bridges academia and the commercial world, while the University of East Anglia seeks 'deal-makers', Pat Leon reports....
Graham Gibbs' extensive research into the theory of education has nowbeen rewarded with a prestigious appointment at the Oxford Institute. Pat Leon reports. In January 2004, Graham Gibbs, guru of the...
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name : Geraint Johnes Age : 45 Job : Professor of economics and director of the Graduate Management School, Lancaster...
The new Conservative leadership remains committed to abolishing tuition fees, although it is looking again at how the policy would work, it was confirmed this week. Tim Yeo was appointed shadow...
Almost one-third of newly referred hospital outpatients are suffering symptoms that cannot be explained by any recognised medical condition or disease. The extent of this hidden epidemic has been...
Jill Manthorpe, 48. Job advertised in The THES , February 7 2003 Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit School of Social Science and Public Policy King's College London King's College...
Industry to be rebuked over support for colleges Business leaders will be rebuked over their reluctance to invest in university research projects in a government-sponsored review into business links...
Brussels, 13 Nov 2003 Negotiations on a framework agreement between the EU and the European Space Agency (ESA) came to a close on 12 November when the ESA Council adopted the draft agreement already...
Paris, 13 Nov 2003 Europe's mission to the Red Planet, Mars Express, is on schedule to arrive at the planet on Christmas Day, 2003. The lander, Beagle 2, is due to descend through the Martian...
Brussels, 13 Nov 2003 The WaveNet thematic network, established by the Commission to share European understanding on the development of ocean energy systems, has produced a comprehensive report on...
Brussels, 13 Nov 2003 Universities in the UK are strengthening their capacity to commercialise intellectual property, according to the second annual survey on university technology transfer activity...