The University of Essex has invited all of its 2,000 or so employees to request early retirement or voluntary redundancy in an effort to save on staff costs.The cuts will contribute to the university...
Employer engagementDate: 13 May 2009Venue: The Commonwealth Club, London WC2N 5APThe government has called for a new generation of ‘business facing’ universities. Employer engagement has already been...
It’s time men recognised the powerful relationships and allegiances between administrative and academic women and how much academe depends on their contributions
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (“the Age Regulations”) seek to prohibit both direct and indirect discrimination on the grounds of age. They were introduced in 2006 to implement the...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1998 to 30 June 2008
Gloria Monday has to negotiate her way past the crowds of parents on campus for a meeting that can only mean more work
This year our rankings show not only the top institutions but also the strongest countries in higher education, says Martin Ince
Our rankings are built on quantitative data and informed opinion from recruiters and academics
World-class universities are a colossal national asset, but which country is best at developing them?
Asian institutions are learning from the big players that a narrow focus can bring rewards
UK scholars are slowly but surely heading into the blogosphere. Zoe Corbyn reports
Asia is determined to keep its bright sparks at home while Britain struggles to develop native scientists. Linda Nordling reports that some think this presents a golden opportunity for the UK to leap...
Jeremy Keenan on why researchers who align themselves with the military will face criticism
How to be a happy heretic? As everybody knows, many of the rewards in science go to those who perform so-called normal science, yet such yeomen are largely replaceable. We need the paradigm shifters...