Research initiative brings fillip to North
Investment in energy and molecular engineering centres will boost job and career options. Tony Tysome reports New research opportunities are expected to open up with the launch of five new research...
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No Zimmer just yet for me, says lecturer in age fight
A 65-year-old physical education lecturer at Edge Hill University has accused her employers of age discrimination after they refused to extend her contract by 15 months, writes Tony Tysome. Vikki...
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'I would like to see value-added tables developed for universities'
Les Ebdon has been lined up to take over as head of Campaigning for Mainstream Universities A new league table ranking universities on the educational value they add to their students between the...
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On the move...
Steve Currall , director of University College London's Centre for Enterprise and the Management of Innovation, has been appointed to the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group, charged with...
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It's the Earth's future, stupid
Al Gore rallies UK academics to spread word about climate change, says Anthea Lipsett. UK academics this week signed up for an interdisciplinary crusade against global warming launched by former US...
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Philosophy can be good for business
Forget Sir Alan Sugar, entrepreneur and star of the hit BBC Two series The Apprentice . What your business needs is a philosopher, writes Anthea Lipsett. Tristan Moyle, a philosophy lecturer at...
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Prize opens new doors
Greater recognition, funding and more awards have come to two of The Times Higher 's award winners since they collected their trophies last November. For Irwin McLean, Dundee University's professor...
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Budget fillip lays fears of cut to rest
Fears of a second £100 million raid on research council savings were laid to rest this week in the wake of the Budget boost for science, writes Anthea Lipsett. Academics were worried that the...
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Next week
Opening the borders of wisdom The Bologna Process demystified Easter books Richard Harries reviews Jesus in the Talmud and Mary Warnock studies The Lucifer Effect: Understanding how Good People Turn...
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estates index
 Estates Management supplement Published in The Times Higher on March 30 2007  Property potential  The state of the estate A scrub-up for icons  Sixties structures are being revamped It’s just...
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Exploit your property potential
The physical environment of an institution is crucial to the learning experience. Paul Watson surveys efforts to adapt facilities to student aspirations and to the 21st century Universities have been...
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A scrub-up for the iconic artefacts of a bygone era
The revolutionary campuses of the Sixties are showing their age and many are booked in for a facelift, says Becky McCall In the same way that the miniskirt and the Beatles came to symbolise the...
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A day in the life: It’s just like a jigsaw
The tasks for Essex’s estate management director Andrew Nightingale involve slotting together ideas on funding, erecting a wind turbine and tackling the planning committee FEBRUARY 2007 8.30am I...
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Pick the right solutions from a forest of ideas
An instinct for innovation will enable higher education to lead the environmental agenda. David Eastwood explains Higher education has been at the heart of identifying the causes and the extent of...
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Sign up for a stint of space exploration
A new model for assessing a university’s building needs takes into account not only its academic profile but also staff and students’ activities, says David Chiddick A ffordability is a critical...