Beware cherry-pickers
The granting of degree-awarding powers to the (private) College of Law may be the thin end of a very significant wedge. The failure of Buckingham University to grow into an institution on the scale...
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Neither pay nor morale will improve if you give in
Chaminda Jayanetti, a final-year student, urges lecturers to continue their action for the good of academe Almost eight out of ten students oppose the exam boycott. Ouch! I don't envy the tutor who...
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Nancy Rothwell
This country appears to have a strange and growing fascination with "best-of" lists. Barely a week goes by without a television programme describing the top something or other - films, sit-coms,...
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Nicola Humble: A sample of our culinary smorgasbord
WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Middlesex University, until October 29 Do you remember Soda Streams? The multi-coloured syrups, the fizz and the excitement of being...
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LSE spells out its USPs
Academics at the London School of Economics need not worry about being stuck for words on open days. The institution has prepared a PowerPoint presentation with a sales pitch for lecturers. One...
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Cracking the Da Natfhe code
A press release from Natfhe announcing what further steps union members could take to secure an improved pay offer left some a little puzzled. This was the first one:
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And you are...?
Some big names are speaking at a widening participation conference in Earl's Court, London, this month. The director of the Office for Fair Access and the new chief executive of the Higher Education...
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No prizes for originality
An online magazine is offering a prize for the best plagiarist. Academics are limited to 750 words, none of which can be their own. Phrases, sentences or passages must be lifted from at least five...
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Great, and not so great, Scott
Wolverhampton University press officer Scott Faulkner changed his name by deed poll to Scott Göran Eriksson for the last World Cup. But back then he was working as a sports reporter for the Liverpool...
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I, Internet: will www switch on to itself?
The net is evolving a structure not unlike the human brain. Could self-awareness be far behind? wonders Terry Sejnowski The human brain is the most complex computing device in the known universe. The...
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The zealots and fetishists have had their say...
now it's academics' turn to pipe up and debate the professional standards framework for teaching, says Liz Allen It was the most low-key launch to what had been billed as an essential initiative. The...
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Watch out, large piano overhead
As he finally pays off his student loan, Kevin Fong recalls the good old days of making his bank manager cry and ponders the impact of top-up fees This morning I watched my little boy rolling around...
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Stick your oar in to keep door ajar
If you hear that your department is in line for closure don't lose your head, says Harriet Swain. Take a look at the decision, rally the troops and make your case. You may just win a reprieve...
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Tambourine man with a woolly scarf
Name: Paul Elmer Age: 40 Job: Senior lecturer in public relations at the University of Central Lancashire. Background: I left school at 16 and worked in journalism and public relations, including for...
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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 for a department in a new university rated 3 in the last research assessment...