Don't lose your rag, especially if you're female. Take a breath and seize your moment calmly, says Susan Bassnett. As soon as I heard a shrill female voice shouting that she was not incompetent or...
Interested in a job that deals with other people's nine-to-five? Chris Johnston finds several institutions searching for those with an interest in research into employment issues. The Institute for...
David Tsiklauri, 32 Lecturer in Space Technology Job advertised in The Times Higher , July 11 2003 Salford may not be the first place that springs to mind when the topic of space is raised, but if...
It started with an unexceptional advertisement buried in the job pages of The Times Higher two weeks ago. A closer inspection revealed something odd about the ad seeking to recruit academics for a...
The construction techniques that medieval masons used to create King's College Chapel in Cambridge, one of the most celebrated medieval buildings in Europe and an icon for higher education, have been...
Stress at work is prompting increasing numbers of academics to seek counselling, according to a study by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. It suggests the number of higher...
Just as we were beginning to believe that students, like much of the rest of the population, were apathetic and apolitical, along comes a "committed activist" as president of the National Union of...
Fears about the future of research in the Department of Health are likely to be calmed by the appointment of a strong successor to Sir John Pattison, the department's director of research, who is...
Who says academics aren't wild-living people with their fingers on the pulse? Neil Jackson, professor of architectural engineering at Leeds University, wrote to The Times to criticise a leader...
In a similar vein, Bee Gees Robin and Barry Gibb and their late brother Maurice will be awarded honorary degrees by Manchester University next week. If this is an attempt to shake off the stereotype...
David Triesman recalls his days as an unwilling member of a terracotta cult and being expelled in 1968 - just before his finals Albert Sloman, Essex University's first vice-chancellor, may have...
The following could be the job description for PhD positions, at least in communication, culture and media studies departments: "Three years of minimal social contact, a 70-hour working week, no...
The state must not scrounge off students to fund academia, insists Vincent Carpentier The political and academic controversies surrounding discussion of the higher education bill have centred on the...
Overseas students put higher education in a win-win situation, but they need support, says Caroline Browne Recent research forecasts that the number of overseas fee-paying students studying for UK...
Oxford hopefuls canvas for poetic licence Graduates of Oxford University go to the polls tomorrow to elect a professor of poetry - the most coveted post after poet laureate. Tomorrow's poll is the...