France levels field for women
Minister approves proposals to make science a much more female and family-friendly career. Jane Marshall reports A committee set up to attract more women to careers in science has proposed that...
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Campus fashions follow haute couture model
Most universities are like shops, borrowing the imprimatur of elite labels to sell copies of the real thing, says Mary Evans Academics are seldom accused of sartorial elegance. So it is ironic that...
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Gary Day
Life, they say, is in the details. In the small things. This could be because it is true or because the English are not capable of thinking big. No, that's unfair. They are capable of thinking big....
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Peter Jones: If I were voted general secretary of the UCU
The second in a series of three articles in which the candidates vying to lead the University and College Union explain what distinguishes them from their rivals My son went to a "posh" university....
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Rea uyo mgea?
The Open University offers just the thing to help brains befuddled by Christmas overindulgence get back into gear for the start of the new term. KitchenKonundrum is a game where players race against...
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Explore the wild wired world
Leicester University is to create a "zoo" on campus to try to help staff understand and use more technology in their teaching. The university hopes that displaying a collection of technological...
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Well done on Weldon, but...
Competition is hotting up in the small world of creative writing courses. No sooner had Brunel University bagged acclaimed author Fay Weldon and no small amount of publicity for its course, than City...
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Hold the front page
Peep is no stranger to bizarre publicity requests, but this week saw one of the oddest. A press release arrived at The Times Higher for a Winterhalter high-volume dishwasher that promises cleaner...
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If it's not a labour of love, just leave
Postdoctoral study is not for everyone, but it's nirvana for creative types who thrive on intellectual challenge, says Anastasia Simi I was in Greece a few weeks ago visiting my family when I got an...
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The hosepipe and other revolutionary icons
Crucial but humble advances are ignored by academic research in histories of innovation, says David Edgerton Scientific futurism has developed a taste for retro. Stephen Hawking epitomised that...
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Red tape, don't you just love it!
Tim Birkhead has seen the light - the RAE lifts indolent dons from ivory towers. And as for the 50 per cent participation target... Believe it or not, I've had a change of heart. Following my annual...
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What this egg can do for you
Help is at hand for those who struggle to remember students' names, says Harriet Swain. One method is word association - and that's when the most unusual items can help you crack the problem. You...
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Eating out and other 24/7 jobs
Name - Brian John Schofield. Age: 56. Job: Head of security services, Bath University. Salary: AR 3. Background: A career police officer of 30 years involved in many major public order and firearms...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I have recently been employed as an estates manager at a university and manage three...
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Sector is slow to embrace diversity
Stonewall lists only one university in its index of the UK's 100 best employers. Rebecca Attwood reports Police forces and investment banks have more gay-friendly employers than do universities,...