Criminal idea spelled success
Do you wish your PhD thesis had a wider audience? With a little tweaking it might. A former Strathclyde University postgraduate has just revealed in the university magazine that she became despondent...
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Learn to leave that evil twin behind
Want to be happier and more successful? Then change your personality, says Carol Dweck, and defy the genetic lottery James Springer and James Lewis were identical twins separated shortly after birth...
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Now then, what am I meant to be doing here?
In the first of a series on new ideas for higher education, Stephen Rowland argues for a renewed pursuit of knowledge A love of knowledge, the most valuable resource of the UK's universities, is...
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When in danger, watch the news
With a gunman on the loose at his place of work, Kevin Fong and colleagues had to make some quick, difficult decisions Hi Dee," starts the voicemail message to my wife, "I found a handbag I liked in...
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Hourly work but daily challenges
Part-time status does not mean second class, so make sure you know what is expected of you and that you have access to equipment, resources and appropriate training. Harriet Swain explains Can't use...
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Creative days and weekend agony
Name: Anne Cooke Age: 31 Job: Neuroscience research facilitator and communications manager, Bristol University. Education: BA natural sciences (neurophysiology) at Cambridge University and then a PhD...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. "A speaker from the British National Party has been invited to speak on our campus. I...
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Who got that job?
Craig Mahoney, deputy vice-chancellor (learning and teaching), Northumbria University. Job advertised in The Times Higher, September 8, 2006 University is no longer simply an educational experience,...
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Alert on suicide signs
A charity campaign aims to help staff recognise and act on danger signals from students, reports Rebecca Attwood University staff need to recognise their part in preventing student suicide and...
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Energy Research
Deadline: 12/06/2007
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Laurie Taylor Column
"The National Union of Students will be launching a campaign to persuade all universities to extend anonymous marking to all coursework so as to prevent bias by staff" - The Times Higher, May 25 ....
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Leader: Pointless targets threaten the best of researchers
In the private sector, scarcely a day passes without some company announcing the steps it is taking to be more friendly to its employees. Even the most demanding city employers use the vocabulary of...
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Israel boycott not anti-Semitic 1
I am sad to hear that Steven Weinberg has decided to call off his visit to the UK (Letters, May 25). But I am even sadder to learn that his reasons for doing so involve repeating the old canard that...
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Israel boycott not anti-Semitic 2
Steven Weinberg says that he finds it hard to see any reason other than anti-Semitism for the focus by British left-wing intellectuals on Israeli misdeeds. On the contrary, it seems to me that the...
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Israel boycott not anti-Semitic 3
You quote Steven Weinberg as saying, "I can think of no other explanation for Israel's treatment than anti-Semitism" ("Jewish laureate calls off UK visit", May 25). Couldn't the world's longest...