All-seeing eye watches but often fails to notice
Research shows CCTV is oversold, but its ubiquity stifles work on other means of crime prevention, says Mike Press. Tackling crime is not rocket science - it is more complicated than that. But...
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Bridge the great divide so all can achieve
Does it matter that "vocational learners" progress to higher education at about half the rate of those on academic programmes? If access to higher education for vocational and academic learners alike...
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Third wave unveiled
The London School of Economics has unveiled a portrait of the eminent sociologist Anthony Giddens in its library. The former director of the LSE is said to like it, having wanted something "a bit...
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Anarchy in the UK
Sir Martin Rees, incumbent president of the Royal Society and Astronomer Royal, tried to incite anarchy among university officials who are too obsessed with the research assessment exercise and...
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It's just not cricket
Talking of anarchy, John Hood, the beleaguered vice-chancellor of Oxford University who recently lost his struggle to revamp the way the university is governed, still sees himself as a fitting...
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No truffling collaboration
To illustrate her new book on communication skills for medical students, Cathy Jackson of Dundee University turned to her colleague, Geoff Gadd, who is a cartoonist in his spare time. Neatly bringing...
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Caliphate: a fantasy worth dying for?
Calls to revive a 'golden age' under a Muslim head of state are part of a dangerous distortion of Islamic history, Robert Irwin argues. Although Edward Said was famous for his angry polemic...
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UK must get with the systems to stay in front
A merger of biology and engineering could help to realise the promise of the Human Genome Project, writes Denis Noble. When the medical and engineering sciences come together to consider the future...
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New role model: a fogey in tweed
Maria Misra thought herself the perfect candidate to be a mentor until she learnt that it could end up as merely a cloning exercise. Another string has recently been added to my flimsy academic bow;...
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Add a little of the personal touch
There is more to being a tutor than giving out the odd glass of sherry at the end of term, says Harriet Swain. The diverse cultural and religious backgrounds of today's students means they need real...
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Many friends but too much ironing
Name : Carolyn Roberts. Age: 52 outside, 23 inside. Job: Associate dean, faculty of education, humanities and sciences at Gloucestershire University, and co-director of our centre for excellence in...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. My university has three dates on which academic staff may resign: January 1, May 1 and...
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£1.5m bid to build on research success
Two London universities are launching major recruitment drives and are looking to appoint more than 40 academic staff. In this week's Times Higher , Royal Holloway, University of London, is...
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Who got that job?
Michael Willis, chemistry lecturer, Chemical Research Laboratory, department of chemistry, Oxford University. Job advertised in The Times Higher , June 16, 2006 After two weeks of unpacking and...
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Flexible working is good for morale and business
Employers hear that less stressed staff are more committed and more productive in their jobs. Tony Tysome reports Universities are being encouraged to introduce flexible working arrangements for...