Terms of engagement
Perusing the annual accounts of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Diary can report a modest pay rise for Sir Howard Newby, its chief executive. In the year to March 31 2003, Sir...
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Shady operators posing as Canadian universities and colleges have conned tuition fees from a number of potential foreign students. And some potential students who were subsequently issued with visas...
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Don's diary: dark days ahead
Monday Freshers' week: an academic springtime full of hope, expectations and eager students with a look on their faces that reminds me of first-year secondary school children before they become...
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Why I...think legal training has to change
In August, Barclays Bank estimated that students starting their degrees this year could expect to graduate with debts of more than £17,000. If, and when, the government introduces top-up fees, this...
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Lives on the rocks
Michelle Tytherleigh and Cary Cooper believe jobs in academia carry too high a personal price tag Ivory towers, working hours to suit and long holidays are just a few of the benefits of an academic...
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Journals weed out straw men
'Heretical' ecological views must be logical and cogent to merit publication, says Daniel Simberloff Philosopher Mark Sagoff has published his controversial theses on invasion biology in the American...
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You don't need big cojones to make it, but it helps
Integrity is essential to good science but it can too easily be lost in the pursuit of a career, writes Tim Birkhead, the first of our new columnists. Tom Wolfe's bestseller The Right Stuff ,...
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Jobwatch: Nottingham offers 20 chairs
In a regular look at the recruitment market, Pat Leon speaks to Nottingham University pro vice-chancellor Don Grierson about his institution's quest to raise its international profile. Nottingham...
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Who got that job?
Stephen Parkin, 30 Job advertised, THES, January 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD International Office, Student Recruitment & Admissions INTERNATIONAL OFFICER £24,498 - £33,...
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Remind me why I'm a 'commando' lecturer
Part-time staff are poorly paid, lack job security and have to fight for access to basic teaching resources, complains Nathan Abrams. As a part-time lecturer, I have earned a variety of monikers. I...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name : Kate Exley Age : 39 Job : Freelance consultant in higher education. Qualifications : BSc, PhD in genetics (...
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Employers slate AUT for missing crucial pay talks
Key negotiators for the Association of University Teachers missed the crucial talks on this year's landmark pay offer because they were not prepared to talk through the night as agreed, employers...
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Witch-hunt fears follow v-c sacking
Iraq's new higher education minister has sacked the vice-chancellor of the University of Baghdad, triggering fears of increased central control and Islamist influence. US troops dispersed protesters...
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Gorillas melt into the mist
A mysterious subspecies of gorilla has been dispatched back into the mists of legend by a coil of DNA. After a century of speculation, it seems that Gorilla gorilla uellensis never existed. Genetic...
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Online 'blacklists' of anti-US faculty win in Washington
Websites that monitor university faculty for evidence of alleged bias against the US and Israel have made inroads in government despite their detractors labelling them little more than blacklists...