Stars in their eyes
Over the past few weeks the academic rumour mill has suggested that a woman might take the reins at the Royal Society. Sources said top society figures were being rather indiscreet about how much...
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Ruthless runaround
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly remains for many in the sector a bit of a mystery. It seems vice-chancellors are no more in the know than the rest. Rumour has it that their campaign group,...
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Save as you learn
Killing time in Whitehall receptions can be a revealing business. The Department of Trade and Industry aims to inform guests with two copies of The Independent, Financial Times, The Guardian and The...
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Why I ... believe we must fight to defend democracy on campus
Deputy general secretary of the Association of University Teachers It is a wet winter's night somewhere in London. Sixty academics are about to be sacked and most are protesting at the opening of a...
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Hot flush over HRT
MPs must be cool and collected to debate human reproductive technology, says Robert Key The scientific community has good reason to be puzzled by the unprecedented events surrounding the publication...
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Discover your inner chutzpah
How should you deal with intimidating colleagues? Val Atkinson thinks she has found the answer... We all encounter workplace force fields that are difficult to breach - situations from which we...
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Secret bid to lift £3K ceiling on top-ups
The Government has been secretly prompting key figures in the higher education sector to campaign for the removal of the £3,000 cap on top-up fees, The Times Higher can reveal. When ministers pushed...
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Ministers keep eye on bitter Soas row
This article is the subject of a legal complaint The Home Office is monitoring events at the School of Oriental and African Studies amid mounting student conflict over Middle East politics. A Home...
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'His skills will help ensure we remain the uk leader in journalism'
Award-winning producer Adrian Monck is to head City University's renowned department of journalism Adrian Monck, executive producer of Sky News, has been appointed head of City University's...
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£600m for pay 'frittered away'
Academic unions have embarked on a joint campaign to bring universities and the funding council to account for what they describe as a "massive waste of public money". The unions claim that about £...
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Get a Geoff, not a Douglas
It is the holy grail sought by generations of undergraduates: how to get a first-class degree with the least possible work. The latest self-help book for students - The Insider's Guide to Getting a...
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There's more to life than books
'There's more to life than books, you know. But not much more.' So sang Mancunian pop group The Smiths to a generation of teenagers 20 years ago, writes Caroline Davis. This week, Manchester...
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Embarrassment at DFES over official college list
An official list of "genuine" universities and colleges in the UK contains a number of businesses without recognised accreditation, an investigation by The Times Higher has found. The Register of...
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Funding boost for clinical research
The Government has recognised widely held fears over the future of academic medicine and dentistry by announcing a new strategy to boost clinical academic careers this week. The number of clinical...
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York's growth spurt
York University has been given the go-ahead by local authority planners for a £500 million extension to its Heslington campus. The plans, which would allow a 50 per cent increase in student numbers,...