Who's the weaker sex now?
Men go to university to play hard whereas women go to study hard, so it's not surprising that males are now being outshone on campus as well as at school. Alison Goddard reports on the latest...
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Who got that job?
Nicole Harris, 26 Job advertised, THES, January 24 2003 JISC Programme Manager The Joint Information Systems Committee, based at King's College London, was seeking a programme manager for its...
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Isn't it time you signed up for an EQ test?
You may know your subject inside out, but to teach well you must engage with the student, argues Alan Mortiboys. You can get into a lot of trouble by using the word "emotions" in some academic...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name : Paul May Age : 39 Job : Senior lecturer, Bristol University School of Chemistry. Qualifications : BSc Chemistry (...
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Funding council accused of risking overseas recruitment
Funding council officials were accused of gambling with the international reputation of British higher education this week by confirming plans to force all higher education institutions to "wash...
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Exeter student wins £63,000
Exeter University has been ordered to pay almost £63,000 to a PhD student who abandoned his research into assisted suicides after a dispute with his departmental ethics committee over the...
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Boston in row with president-elect
The former head of Nasa is locked in a battle with the trustees of Boston University over his appointment as its president, writes Steve Farrar. Daniel Goldin, who was Nasa administrator for nine...
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Gary Day
The problem with too much reflection on your practice is that it can make you worse, not better, at what you do "We live, I regret to say, in an age of surfaces." That, at least, was the opinion of...
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Don's diary: Shipshape with duck tape and toilet rolls
Week one I board a plane to San José to join the German research vessel FS Sonne . With me will be 19 geophysicists and biologists from 11 countries. I depart the UK with high hopes. Unfortunately...
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Not just hot air
Spotted in the online version of Varsity , Cambridge University's student newspaper: "For sale: hot air balloon basket. Excellent condition. Disabled access. One previous, highly intelligent owner."...
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Dr No? No, Dr Bond
His name was Varma, Sushant Varma, but not any more: it's Bond, James Bond. Race campaigner Dr Varma - or Dr Bond as he now wishes to be known - has changed his name by deed poll to that of the...
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We're your family now
Imperial College London, long noted for its chequered record on promoting healthy working practices, has produced a glossy new pamphlet for its overworked and exhausted staff. Perusing Job Families...
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A quick turnover down under
Bryan Gould, who famously turned his back on British politics in 1992, is to step down as vice-chancellor of New Zealand's Waikato University next year. His departure will leave Stuart McCutcheon,...
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Why I... think counselling does not make students into victims
Head of student counselling service, Royal Holloway, University of London Student counselling has been under attack recently with counsellors accused of perpetuating a "victim culture", but the...
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Degrading proposals
Funding changes reward unpopular courses, say Martin Conway and Andrew Young The Higher Education Funding Council for England recently proposed changes to the way in which different disciplines will...