Astronomical proportions
We recently reported that Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking had the biggest one in the UK ( Times Higher , August 26). But we have since learnt that, in fact, Cambridge astronomer Martin Rees, soon...
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Unions go Caracas
With the party conference season weeks away, the two lecturers' unions have the chance to bring higher education, tuition fees, academic pay and university underfunding back to the fore of ministers...
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Got the right ID
Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister - and former student union official - gave a gushing tribute to the National Union of Students last week. Speaking at an NUS campaigning event in the run...
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Saved by the boundary
Oxford may claim to be the oldest English-speaking university in the world, but did it once have an ancient rival... other than Cambridge? University College Northampton - which is planning to...
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Why I think vocational degrees should stop trying to be academic
Amid debates over top-up fees and equal access to universities, the issue of quality in further education takes not just a back seat but is shut away firmly in the boot. I have spent the past two...
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Don't turn your back...
on the Middle East. The West has a duty to support development in the region, insists Zahir Irani There is a real danger that an academic black hole will emerge in the Middle East. Tighter border...
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Cloudy thinking on blue skies
French scientists fear a sharp focus on industry will blur the big picture, writes Stephane Perissutti As UK universities prepare for the 2008 research assessment exercise, the French Government is...
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Dissent? Not today, thank you
Freedom of speech is no longer a fashionable cause, laments Frank Furedi. It is suffering from a bad case of academic indifference In July, the heads of universities were told that they had to sign...
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Don't rush in to tell it like it is
A tutorial is not just another lecture, which means that you must learn to take a back seat. Harriet Swain says sobriety, enthusiasm and knowing how to keep the peace will all stand you in good stead...
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Warrior poses are best not shared
Name : John Scally Age : 44 Job : Director of university collections, Edinburgh University. Salary : Low rung on band 6 What is your background? First degree in English and history at Strathclyde...
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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 senior lecturer of a mechanical engineering team. My university has recently...
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War cry for 11% pay rise
Lecturers' leaders have threatened the biggest industrial dispute the sector has seen if employers do not add at least £330 million to the pay budget from 2006-07 - giving staff a minimum 11.4 per...
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Welsh rejig opens door for deans
Glamorgan University is looking to appoint five key academics as the first step in a major restructuring and expansion exercise that promises more new jobs. The university is advertising in this week...
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Who got that job?
Bart Cammaerts Lecturer in media and communications, London School of Economics and Political Science Advertised in The Times Higher , January 14, 2005 Bart Cammaerts believes that moves by...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Putting the Charter and Code into context: keeping Europe competitive, UK
London, 8 September 2005 Lord Sainsbury, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to speak at this conference. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the UK...