Queensland settles on creative preference
An Australian university is set to scrap its bachelor of arts and sciences degrees as it moves to focus on the creative industries. Queensland University of Technology has proposed closing its...
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Graduate women still suffer pay gap
University-educated women earn less than their male counterparts working in the same field, according to research from the American Association of University Women. A year after graduation, women...
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Beware of fame-hungry climate change deniers
Dissident academics are helping to give the global warming denial lobby its veneer of credibility, says Bob Ward The most authoritative analysis yet of the options for mitigating climate change will...
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A wooden performance
The quality of theatre productions in American universities has been jeopardised by the recent shootings at Virginia Tech, it would appear. Six hours before the opening night of a Yale University...
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Pills, spliffs and a £10 voucher
Edge Hill University wants members of the public to take part in its study into the effects of Ecstasy on memory and other mental processes. Philip Murphy, the principal investigator, and his...
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Is there plenty in Kent coffers?
Journalist and commentator Tim Luckhurst "is off to pick new arguments elsewhere" as professor of journalism and the news industry at Kent University, according to the website allmediascotland.com....
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A world that's to the right of Thatcherism
Kenneth Minogue's vision of a UK without political compromise would be disastrous, says Anthony Giddens Kenneth Minogue's review of my new book, Over to You , Mr Brown , in last week's Times Higher...
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Is it thesis envy, or a worse problem?
With academic mental health at an all-time low, Adrian Furnham sets out a rough diagnostic guide to common campus ailments Academic life is still portrayed as civilised, gentle and privileged in much...
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Leave the drugs war to cartoons and cops
Schools are failing to change pupils' attitudes to narcotics and should instead focus on education, claims Richard Ives The bold, optimistic claims made for drug education are not confirmed by...
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A highlight but never a headline
The privileges of working in higher education, such as developing intellectual bonds, are often overlooked, claims Susan Bassnett Anyone not familiar with the education press could be forgiven for...
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To speak volumes don't deliver them
Striking the balance between offering a complete annotated script of your lecture and making students take reams of notes is essential if you are to make handouts work for you, says Harriet Swain Six...
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Dealing with those difficult dons
Name: Becka Currant Age: 33 Job: Head of the Learner Development Unit, Bradford Univer-sity, which provides centralised skills support to students and staff. Salary: £38,019 Background/ education: I...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'The balance of women on our senior governing committee is persistently low. How could...
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Who got that job?
Arianna Giovannini, Institute for Northern Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University Advertised in The Times Higher , June 21, 2006 It is a question that has no doubt puzzled many southerners over the...
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Warwick cuts 40 jobs as external funding runs dry
'Permanent' staff claim they are treated like contract employees as academy faces closure. Tony Tysome reports The imminent closure of the high-profile National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth...