At a recent seminar I got into an argument with the chief executive of an organisation that awards vocational qualifications. It was about which certificates had value in today's labour market, and...
Competing in a triathlon It was only as I made my way through the crowded cavern of the ExCel Centre's hall that I realised the sheer size of this year's Michelob Ultra London Triathlon. Thousands of...
Readers are recommended to follow the example of Dr Smith (not his real name) who had one too many rejection letters. In a letter to a university head of department, he writes: "Thank you for your...
Golly, Oxford University must be generous with its sabbaticals. In his out-of-office e-mail, Ralph Walker, a doctor of philosophy based at Magdalen College, writes: "I will be out of the office...
Rumour has it that senior civil servants, as well as vice-chancellors, are on the shortlist for the post of director-general of higher education at the Department for Education and Skills. This may...
As admissions officers prepare for this month's rush to fill degree places in clearing, they'll be delighted to hear that the Higher Education Funding Council for England has decided to publish the...
From entertainer-with-a-cause to politician-turned-media star, the worlds of politics and celebrity are merging, writes Ellis Cashmore. So you want to be a politician, eh? Let's see: what...
Metrics may appeal to the RAE-weary but, warns Claire Donovan, Australians fear the numbers do not add up. I am quite partial to pointing out the injustices of using science-friendly metrics to...
Teachers' reports on Ucas forms used to be the source of illicit fun, writes Maria Misra, but not any more A-level results will be out soon and I shall be retrieving the Universities and Colleges...
Ethical considerations may not be at the top of your priorities when developing a research proposal. But, advises Harriet Swain, your pet project could have an unforeseen impact on some participants...
Name: Jens Krause Age: 41 Job: Professor of behavioural ecology, Leeds University. Background: First degree at the Free University Berlin, Germany, followed by an MPhil at Queens' College, Cambridge...
Students brief law firm over cut in teaching-contact hours, reports Tony Tysome. The University of Wales Newport could find itself fighting a legal test case over an alleged "breach of contract" for...
Geoff Hicks, lecturer in modern British history, University of East Anglia Advertised: The Times Higher , December 9, 2005. One dark and cold night in February 2000 Geoff Hicks realised that he hated...
The world-leading National Oceanography Centre Southampton hopes to net a complete research group with its advertisement in this week's Times Higher . It is advertising seven posts to ensure it...
Physics could be in 'terminal decline' The number of pupils taking A-level physics has dropped by almost half since 1982 and more than a quarter of universities with large physics departments have...