Reims
Reims Management School is to create a chair of Champagne, funded by a number of houses including Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, Pommery, and Laurent Perrier, the city of Reims and the...
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Institute to slim down
Europe's oldest international research organisation, formed in 1971, is about to streamline its decision-making processes. The European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research...
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No whaling over pay
Following the tale of Oxford Brookes University vice-chancellor Graham Upton's bike ride to John O'Groats last week (last sighted crossing the Scottish border) comes news of another vice-chancellor...
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Wotcher, Fatcher
It's been a good and a bad week for Kat Fletcher. As the president of the National Union of Students nears the end of her tenure, she has been in the media spotlight thanks to the academic pay...
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When Tories talk tough...
Another startling success for the Tories. At 4.pm on Tuesday, David Willetts, Shadow Education Secretary, issued a press release calling for "urgent action over university talks". Within three...
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Relative benefits
Research from the American Sociological Association reveals an unexpected way of helping your children win a place at an elite university: go to a museum. The study, by Harvard University academics,...
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Dances with insects spread science bug
SYNCAPODA Barbican Theatre, Plymouth. Syncapoda is touring schools, theatres, festivals and events in June and July and will launch National Insect Week, June 19-25, at the Natural History Museum in...
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Beagle's bark still has bite left in it
Colin Pillinger draws inspiration to plan his next assault on the Red Planet as Jeff Wayne's musical War of the Worlds enjoys a revival "With just a handful of men, we'll start all over again." In...
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USS enterprise should torpedo pension fears
Claims of 'financial black hole' ignore strong financial future of HEIs and academic fund members, argues Ed Randall Battered and bruised by the pay dispute, those academic managers and staff who...
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Change in rankings as expert group sets principles
The Times Higher has joined its data on trends with those used by The Times for its league tables. David Jobbins reports on the evolution of rankings University rankings - now a familiar feature of...
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The 2006 league tables will be online next week
The 2006 league tables will be online next week
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A welcome way to pick and mix
For a successful open day that will attract both prospective students and their parents you need judicious planning, plenty of publicity and - ideally - good weather, as Harriet Swain outlines More...
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Room for a Barry Manilow poster
Name : Symon Quy Age : Firmly in the mid-life crisis zone. Job : Senior lecturer in education at Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. Small institutions require staff to wear...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am a female with post-qualifying financial services experience who has worked in a...
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UEA asks drivers to think green
Staff persuaded to cut number of car journeys, reports Olga Wojtas The University of East Anglia has started a car-hire business as part of a green transport initiative designed to put the brakes on...