Forward, march! 2
After reading June Purvis ("In search of women's writes", 24 January) I asked myself why I had never written to Times Higher Education. One possible explanation is that as a woman I don't feel much...
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Forward, march! 3
Not only do I suffer from multi-sector personality disorder, being a leader for higher education in a further education college, but I also have to bear the injustice of underrepresentation. I...
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Science needs democracy
Lord Winston gets himself Brownie points by declaring that scientists should heed the public's fears (News, 24 January). Yet last month, when we raised the legitimate concern that the Human...
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Too much information?
On the question of how many referees are needed to vouch for a job applicant (Letters, 24 January): in my experience, requirements are bizarre and quite illogical.For example, when I was appointed to...
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Private degrees welcome
The bestowment of official awarding body status to Network Rail, Flybe and McDonald's by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority represents a significant step towards developing the skilled...
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Bigger than the Beatles
Forget the Kop and the Cavern Club: it's the campus that powers Liverpool. Harriet Swain examines the dynamic impact higher education can have on a city.
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Foreign exchange
Competition for Chinese students is stiff, and Britain is in danger of losing its early advantage. Esther Oxford reports.
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Backed into a tight spot
£1,000 a year to park your car on campus - are universities being green or mean? Hannah Fearn investigates.
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University-of-Oxford
Roger Goodman is to become the next head of the social sciences division at Oxford University. The new appointment comes into effect from 1 April 2008. Professor Goodman was previously acting warden...
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The Robert Gordon University
Peter Strachan of the Aberdeen Business School at The Robert Gordon University has been awarded an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant. The consortium, consisting of the universities of...
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Queen’s University, Belfast
Peter Tame, a reader in French studies, has been awarded the Prix Hervé Deluen by the Académic Française in Paris, the highest linguistic and cultural authority in France, for his work in promoting...
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The Robert Gordon University
Alison Reith has been appointed knowledge transfer co-ordinator in the Commercialisation, Research and European Development Office.Scott Lyon has been appointed Library Assistant.
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University-of-Manchester
Brian Derby has been nominated for the Saatchi and Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas for his “Printing Skin and Bones” project. Professor Derby is one of only two UK finalists for the award.
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Lincoln University
Brian McGaw, dean of health, life and social sciences, has been appointed dean of the faculty of science and technology at Deakin University in Australia.
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Teesside University
Alan Clements, a professor in the university’s school of computing, has become the first European to win the Taylor L. Booth Education Award, the highest international award in computer science...