Forget grades, just dish the dirt
Teachers' reports on Ucas forms used to be the source of illicit fun, writes Maria Misra, but not any more A-level results will be out soon and I shall be retrieving the Universities and Colleges...
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Protect yourself and the subjects
Ethical considerations may not be at the top of your priorities when developing a research proposal. But, advises Harriet Swain, your pet project could have an unforeseen impact on some participants...
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Fish, football and flights of fancy
Name: Jens Krause Age: 41 Job: Professor of behavioural ecology, Leeds University. Background: First degree at the Free University Berlin, Germany, followed by an MPhil at Queens' College, Cambridge...
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Newport spat could set legal precedent
Students brief law firm over cut in teaching-contact hours, reports Tony Tysome. The University of Wales Newport could find itself fighting a legal test case over an alleged "breach of contract" for...
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Who got that job?
Geoff Hicks, lecturer in modern British history, University of East Anglia Advertised: The Times Higher , December 9, 2005. One dark and cold night in February 2000 Geoff Hicks realised that he hated...
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Southampton seeks seven with sea legs
The world-leading National Oceanography Centre Southampton hopes to net a complete research group with its advertisement in this week's Times Higher . It is advertising seven posts to ensure it...
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Today's news
Physics could be in 'terminal decline' The number of pupils taking A-level physics has dropped by almost half since 1982 and more than a quarter of universities with large physics departments have...
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Small waves source for 'monster' waves
Brussels, 10 Aug 2006 Swedish researchers have found that ordinary waves can turn into the 'monster' or 'rogue' waves large enough to sink ships or disturb oil platforms. The researchers have also...
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Fossilised embryos give up their secrets
Brussels, 10 Aug 2006 Researchers have obtained detailed, three-dimensional images of the internal structures of fossilised embryos over half a billion years old. What they have seen alters our...
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Laurie Taylor Column
From: Jamie Targett, Head of Corporate Development Subject: The Management and Expression of Controversial Opinions My attention has been drawn to recent polls in The Times Higher that appear to...
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Leader: No returns on the overseas route
UK universities increased their already considerable income from overseas students by more than a quarter last year, our analysis of fees data shows (page 2). At a time of serious pressure on budgets...
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Leader: Declining momentum
Today's report on the state of physics offers a timely reminder that chemistry is not the only embattled science. Indeed, while chemistry has enjoyed some small revival at sixth-form and...
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Can't haggle in this fees market 1
"Bemused" is the only word I can find to describe my reaction to the apparently surprised tone of your article on financial incentives for prospective students ("Will cash deals fill courses?", July...
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Can't haggle in this fees market 2
It will do no good for universities just "to state publicly that there will be no deviation from published arrangements" for top-up fees. Such statements represent "cheap talk" that the universities...
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Can't haggle in this fees market 3
I want to stress that Hull University denies categorically offering financial incentives to entice students through the clearing process and certainly has no plans to introduce any financial...