US sucks in the world's top science graduates
The extent of an international "brain drain" to the US is revealed in a new study by Warwick University, to be presented at an international conference this month. The study tracks the careers of...
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Anti-terror measures put lab staff in danger
Fears are growing over safety standards at US science laboratories set up after the 2001 attacks to handle some of the world's deadliest toxins. Jon Marcus reports. Laboratories at Texas A&M...
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World Encompassed
New York University links with Abu Dhabi A US university has announced plans for a major campus in Abu Dhabi. New York University confirmed that the deal would go ahead after several months of...
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You say dropouts, but I say lifelong learners
Our obsession with completing degree courses in three years is a big obstacle to widening access, warns Peter Lampl. While living in Munich shortly after I graduated, I formed a relationship with a...
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Peep's Diary
It's ok to hate the Ref It gives Peep little pleasure to be the first to reveal the three letters that will soon become impregnated on the brains of every academic in the UK - they are R, E and F....
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A system that is wide of the mark
The idea of fair assessment is not only meaningless but the ways in which it is guaranteed are counterproductive, says Sue Bloxham. Most assessment is a matter of professional judgment. A doctor will...
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Making sure that we can make a difference
Despite Aimhigher's successes, it still has some way to go before proving it is widening participation, says John Selby. This month, I met seven young people determined to overcome their personal...
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Expensive way to make a point
Casual clobber might have a certain credibility on campus, says Kevin Fong, but it doesn't win you much respect in the real world. Within universities our ability to reject the power suit in favour...
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Switch over to a new identity
If you think that Second Life is where you need to be to enhance your teaching and enthuse your students, be sure you do the groundwork. Harriet Swain outlines the first steps of your virtual future...
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Answering e-mails, solving crimes
Name: Brian Rankin Age: 52. Born the year the hovercraft was invented and a vaccine for polio was made. Job: Head of the Centre for Forensic Investigation, Teesside University Salary: More than the...
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Ask the Panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'I am a student accommodation manager at a large higher education institution. Under...
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Who got that job?
Stuart Walker. Co-director Imagination@Lancaster, Lancaster University. Position advertised in The Times Higher , October 20, 2006 Stuart Walker must have one of the widest yet least tangible...
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Postdocs embittered by lack of career prospects
Only one in seven research assistants progresses to a principal investigator post. Melanie Newman reports. More career support is needed for the "embittered lost tribe" of postdoctoral researchers...
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Flexible working strike call
The University and College Union at Southampton University is holding a consultative ballot of its members on possible industrial action over workloads, writes Melanie Newman. The union will ask...
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Critical value judgements
From: The Vice-Chancellor Dear Doctor Noakes, You will remember that I wrote to you last year pointing out that you had made a number of remarks in your first-year lectures which suggested that you...