RCA is in the black
Your article on funding for specialist institutions ("Special treatment", 28 February) states that the Royal College of Art had a deficit of £1.1 million in the last financial year. This excludes...
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Bright idea
If we must have the cliched image of a light bulb to represent an idea (Cover, 28 February), can we not at least upgrade to a low-energy bulb?Tony Harker, University College London.
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Usage and abusage
I note that in his work on the use of colons ("Colonic information", 28 February) James Hartley has adopted the appalling American convention of following a colon by a capital letter. I note that you...
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Looking good on paper
Why should anyone be surprised by the efforts at London Metropolitan University to encourage students to provide good National Student Survey ratings ("Probe ordered into 'manipulation'", 28 February...
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Where the grass is greener
More academics are weighing up job satisfaction against extracurricular factors such as house prices, local schools and even the weather. Esther Oxford reveals which institutions are most attractive...
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Makeover mania
Image is everything and universities are lining up to pay branding agencies serious money to create the right profile. But is this market-driven approach a step too far, asks Hannah Fearn
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6 March 2008
Cheer leaders - Which universities offer the best quality of life?
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No 'me' in 'media', no 'I' in 'news team'
The wannabe 'pree-sen-nas' blinded by celebrity culture are closed to ideas and opportunities, argues Tara Brabazon
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It’s good to talk – and it’s essential, too
In the wake of a vote by UCU members to reject pay-bargaining changes, general secretary Sally Hunt calls on all sides to move forward in good faith for the benefit of the sector as a whole
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Academic union votes to reject bargaining changes
Rejection reflects concerns over UCU members’ ability to take effective action during disputes
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Part-time work
Be proactive in seeking full access to equipment, resources, training and information when working part-time
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Providing student references
If you are asked to provide a job reference for a student, make sure your facts are correct, avoid generalisations and discriminatory statements, and mind your p's and q's
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University of Worcester
Richard White has taken up the UK’s first professorial post for tissue viability. Professor White, whose area of expertise covers all aspects of wound management, will share his time between...
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University of Birmingham
Nigel Weatherill is to be head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The college incorporates the existing schools of engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science...
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Durham-University
Roman Alexander Tomasic, former research professor in the School of Law and head of the city campus at Victoria University, Melbourne, has joined as chair in company law. Â