Real victims of UCU's Middle East incursion
A boycott of Israel can only backfire on Britain, says John Sutherland Cruising to the roof of a Los Angeles parking structure the other week - looking, vainly, for a "spot" - I saw three cars with "...
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Our stars were not born in a vacuum
Oxbridge's scientific brilliance owes a huge debt to other UK institutions, which must continue to receive funding, argues Chris Higgins A recipe for disaster recently appeared in The Times Higher (...
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Strike it rich by drilling into the vulnerable core
Halting dropous could bring big rewards, says Ormonjd Simpson in our series on new ideas for higher education New students entering British universities this autumn are taking a considerable risk....
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Fantasy rules in cult of celebrity
Maria Misra complains of a criticalmass failure to understand that celebrity does not necessarily equal skill, talent and virtue Would Carol Vorderman or Sir Richard Branson spring to mind if you...
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Tread softly but keep eyes open
Invigilation is frequently seen as a chore, but to be done well it requires empathy, tact, eyes at the back of the head and a good pair of non-squeaky shoes, as Harriet Swain explains Yawn. There is...
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Friendly faces in dusty places
Name: Sue Curley Age: 58 Job: Head of alumni relations, Brunel University. Education and training: I was a bit of a rebel at school, so I failed academically. But when my children were smal... I took...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'I work for a small institution. The gender duty gives transgender people legal...
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Professor salaries break the scales
Universities are paying £80K to attract top-flight staff, reports Tony Tysome The recruitment market for professors is hotting up, with a growing number of universities introducing new pay scales...
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Liverpool recruits biomedical stars for world-class labs
An investment of £6.2 million in biomedical sciences at Liverpool University has led to the appointment of world-class researchers and the creation of new posts, writes Tony Tysome. New laboratories...
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Who's in, who's out?
BOURNEMOUTH Chris Brady is dean of Bournemouth University's Business School. The former semi-professional footballer has also worked as a line-worker in a Chrysler auto plant in Detroit and spent 16...
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Laurie Taylor Column
"New attempts to introduce objective performance criteria in the humanities" - The Times Higher , June 1 The University of Poppleton From: The Office of Quality Enhancement To: The Poet in Residence...
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Alan Ryan
Among the familiar hazards of advancing age, one of the worst is the tendency to repeat oneself. Going on like a cracked record is not how most of us want to be known. On the other hand, another of...
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Leader: A boycott that is as misguided as it is unworkable
Of all the improbable kites that are occasionally flown at conferences, the decision by the University and College Union to explore a boycott of Israeli academe must rank as one of the most...
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Leader: Green is the colour of profitable marketing
Not so very long ago the only people on campus likely to care about environmentally friendly policies were hippies and a perhaps a few climatologists. Now, as the first Green League table reveals,...
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Dershowitz threat rings hollow 1
I am surprised that The Times Higher has trivialised the question of the University and College Union boycott of Israeli universities in its interview with Alan Dershowitz, otherwise an advocate of...