Rana Mitter: A post-modern history?
THE WAR OF THE WORLD Channel 4, 8pm, Mondays, until July 24 Niall Ferguson has gathered plenty of media attention with his television series and accompanying book, The War of the World . In recent...
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Rest assured?
Worried academics who have considered turning to the Quality Assurance Agency for guidance on tackling student plagiarism might want to think again. A senior academic revealed at a recent...
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Beats taking out a loan
Students hunting for a bargain should opt for the eBay module offered by the University of Central Lancashire's Business School. The online auctions course, which can be completed in a few weeks or...
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Flushing out concerns
Space is so sought-after at Kingston University that some of its students have been forced to perform and rehearse in a toilet. Fortunately, this was the Toilet Gallery, an exhibition space in the...
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Kelling me softly
It must be pretty lonely being one of the most vilified vice-chancellors around. Kel Fidler, vice-chancellor of Northumbria, faced the wrath of the University and College Union when he became the...
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Science of Earth's birth not set in stone
Geologist Ian Fuller believes the world was created in six days, a few thousand years ago. He argues for greater debate on origin theories How could a geologist possibly believe in a young Earth...
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If you can't join them, just write about them
Jaded academics who failed to see why writer Michael Collins wanted to teach wound up sowing doom in his novel There is something strangely disconcerting about being asked point-blank by a potential...
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Contract shift puts research role at risk
Staff fear retrospective changes to work remit. Phil Baty reports Academics at Reading University fear that managers will be free to take away their research duties under a proposed change to their...
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Who got that job?
Reina Lewis Centenary chair, London College of Fashion Job advertised in The Times Higher, December 9, 2005 Reina Lewis jokes that, with her passion for clothes and an office near the shops in Oxford...
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Hull sets ambitious targets for arts and humanities
Hull University is consolidating its strong presence in the arts, humanities and social sciences with academic appointments backed by investment of about £800,000 in new buildings and equipment,...
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Off-Toff no match for the old boys
Manipulation of university admissions, no matter how radical, cannot fight deep social inequalities, says Maria Misra It was depressing, but not perhaps entirely surprising, to see the recent press...
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Goggle-eyed look is a real winner
A piece of gee-whiz lab equipment alone won't make a success of a school outreach project. But preparation and participation will enable you to add the wow factor to your field, says Harriet Swain...
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Little cogs make big wheels turn
Name : Win Kelly Job : Car-parking administrator at Leeds University. Salary : Could be a bit more. Age : 66, but forever young! Training and experience : My children - four boys and a girl - went to...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I work on a research project that is funded through a research council grant. Although...
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Concentrating solar power - main projects supported by Commission
Brussels, 29 June 2006 Three major projects in the concentrating solar power sector benefit from an overall European Commission contribution up to €15 million, equally divided among the...