Everyone everywhere gains by combining competition with collaboration in higher education, argues Charles Vest In its new ranking of the world's 200 best universities, The Times Higher found the top...
Derrida's philosophy is confusing, particularly as he denied having one. Still, it's worth trying to tap along to his rhythm A couple of weeks ago I opened the paper to find that Superman had died,...
Those watching the new Higher Education Minister Kim Howells to try to ascertain his priorities may have spotted that part-time education is one of his pet causes. But it appears this is not entirely...
With a British election looming, researchers may be interested to hear that the Conservative Party seems to be struggling to find any MPs who are interested in science. A member of the House of...
Of course, it could be that news of the rivalry on the committee has made it a less than tempting place to spend one's time. One government source revealed last week that the need to elect a...
On the subject of elections, Paul Boateng, Chief Secretary at the Treasury, did not appear confident of a Labour victory when he appeared before the Science and Technology Committee this week. When...
Interviews are under way for a new chief executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council to step into the bullish Ian Halliday's shoes when he retires next April. Scientists are...
I hadn't been back to my old department at University College London since finishing my degree more than 25 years ago, and the first thing I noticed was that, while I remember it as the Bartlett...
The decision to allow couples to test their embryos for an inherited bowel cancer gene brings us a step closer to the creation of designer humans. Parents can now influence the genetic hand their...
Degree classification fails to give the full picture of a student's achievements, insists Robert Burgess We all love scores and ratings. Whole industries revolve around the top 50 or 100 of...
A once fulfilled academic tells of the boss who has made his life a nightmare I sit here in my office in a dismal basement, alone, peering out of the window at the blank wall a metre away. I feel...
How can anyone feel 'agnostic' about research-led teaching, asks Frank Furedi. Although higher education managers often pay lip service to research-led teaching, it is evident that they praise it in...
At a meeting, I presented a spoof version of a draft funding bid with pieces of complete nonsense, such as that we should: Establish a proactive working party to map the impact of bullet point...
Parents' growing involvement in the admissions process means answering their concerns - just don't divulge any confidential information, advises Harriet Swain. So you thought you'd be able to avoid...
How do you get students to start thinking about careers from Day 1 at university when their minds are on sampling the local beer? Staff at Edinburgh University's Careers Service, one of two...