Unscrambling the question of time
Neil Johnson plans to attend one of his own lectures - as a traveller from 2050. Alison Goddard talks to this year's Royal Institution lecturer about the possibilities of time. Neil Johnson, a 37-...
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Higher channels
John Davies brings two weeks' broadcasting highlights (all times pm unless stated). FRIDAY December 24 Seeing Salvation (4.45 and 8.05 BBC2, also December 26 at 9.45am). Neil MacGregor of the...
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Higher channels
John Davies continues his fortnight of broadcasting highlights. FRIDAY December 31 The Unfinished Symphony (6.00am onwards, R3). "2,000 Years of Music in a Day". Performance and reflections on time...
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The Royal Academy of Engineering: a role model for social science
When John Prescott needed an expert to review train protection systems after the Paddington rail crash, he turned to the president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Sir David Davies. The academy's...
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Beyond the Tweed: where social scientists can raise their voices
Huw Richards reports on a commission to gauge the strength and usefulness of British social science. David Rhind is ironically self-deprecating about one of his academic claims to fame: "I am the...
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All I want for Xmas
Killer whale skulls, Bronze-Age axe heads, rings based on New Zealand flowers and, of course, the very best wineI Julia Hinde explores how academics are exploiting the Christmas market with a novel...
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How 'things have changed' at MUBS
Phil Baty looks at the issues that have tarnished Middlesex University Business School's reputation in recent months Middlesex University's flagship business school is under attack from inside and...
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Don's diary
Thursday Meet up with old friends at Manchester airport and catch up with the news since the last conference in Sweden in 1997. Our flight to Helsinki is delayed for half an hour at Stockholm for de-...
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Students furious at architects on make
LISBON Architecture lecturers at a Portuguese university are accused of abusing their position by redirecting university projects to their own private practices. An official investigation, listing...
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Teaching tarnished
Teacher training recruitment for secondary schools fell short of targets this year despite costly advertising and "golden hellos". Maths, science, modern languages and technology continued to be...
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Part-time work worries
Higher education institutions are failing to recognise the reality of the majority of their students working part-time during term. This message came from a Napier University conference sponsored by...
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IVF expert sued for extra fees earnings
A High Court battle between one of the United Kingdom's most respected in vitro fertilisation pioneers and his former university could have major implications for academics wishing to take on...
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Knowledge will be king, says Byers
Higher education could benefit from attempts to reform the European Union's policy-making by basing it on the knowledge economy. Stephen Byers, trade and industry secretary, told a conference on...
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AUT pay deal left activists in the lurch
Lecturers from the pre-1992 universities have condemned leaders of their union for their handling of the recent pay dispute and called on them not to settle without balloting members. Delegates to...
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Labour group seeks free tuition
Funding parity for university teaching and research, loans for part-time higher education students and free tuition in further education are just three of the radical proposals in a new book by...