Academic citadel at cultural crossroads
The national universities of Iceland and of Cyprus are both emblematic of countries with a rich heritage and an active engagement with the wider world, says Alan Osborn There is room for only three...
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Wizards will replace the witch with a worse evil
Ding-dong the RAE's gone, but malevolent mandarins are unleashing an even darker force, says John Sutherland There are university teachers in mid-career whose entire working lives have passed under...
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Nancy Rothwell
Public revelations of fraud or fabrication of data always attract much attention in the scientific press. This is followed by great angst and detailed examination by the institutions that employ the...
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Brother, can you spare £10bn?
Those looking for an explanation for the surprises in last week's Budget should look to the US. Sources close to the Government say that John Kingman, the highly experienced managing director of the...
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In search of Livingstone
Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, might be a friend of the sector now, but this hasn't always been the case. Michael Driscoll, vice-chancellor of Middlesex University and chair of the London Higher...
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The fag end of history...
The weekend saw the last council meeting of the Association of University Teachers Scotland union, shortly to turn into UCU Scotland. The union was determined to make it a memorable event, inviting...
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...yet so little has changed
Beleaguered academics often give the impression that theirs is a modern malaise. But Alastair Hunter, AUT Scotland president, proved otherwise, citing a document discovered recently in the union's...
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Fred Taylor: A glimpse of my own future, and a girl to boot
A FOR ANDROMEDA Friday, 10pm, BBC Four In 1961, when I was just out of short trousers and preparing to take my science O levels, the BBC first brought A for Andromeda to our TV screens. I knew I...
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Damned, funny and deadly serious
In the second part of our series on challenges to the liberal state, Jerry Springer The Opera 's co-creator Stewart Lee ponders 'blasphemy' Richard Thomas's Jerry Springer The Opera , which I...
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Are you going to make a dream come true?
Happiness lies not in easily quantified pleasure beloved of scientists, but in striving for purpose, says Richard Schoch We want to know the secrets of happiness, but we're looking in the wrong...
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Watch out for the new Asian tigers
China and India have moved on from producing over-examined students who lack creativity. Not so the UK, says Maria Misra. While French students take once more to the barricades, the British reach for...
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Don't be cowed a large herd
Editing a collection of your peers' work involves hard graft, especially when it comes to rounding up tardy contributors. Harriet Swain offers some hints to help quell the rising tide of intimidation...
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Bowled over by Duracell bunnies
Name : Philip Vickerman. Age: 37. Job: Centre leader for sport and dance studies, Liverpool John Moores University. Salary : £44,000 Background : BSc (Hons), MEd, PhD. I trained in physical education...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I was employed by a Russell Group university on a 0.5 contract. I lost much of my work...
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Staff fear bullying on student rating site
Academics could be forgiven for thinking that they have more than enough to contend with as research assessment exercise pressures mount and pay negotiations turn sour. Now, a website that allows...