Happy to let someone tell you what to think?
Academics refuse to wake up to the fact that their freedom is being eroded. Dennis Hayes sounds some alarm bells I don't enjoy losing. But the possibility of defeat won't stop me putting statements...
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Ruth Scurr
In the summer of 1990, after a year of English at Oxford, I was lying about reading A. S. Byatt's new novel Possession when I suddenly realised that for the first time since starting university I was...
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David Hirsh: Divided in peace
Marching for and against a war Last weekend there were two peace demonstrations in London. One was organised by George Galloway's Stop the War Coalition, the other by the Jewish community. People who...
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Battle of the sexes
Joint University and College Union general secretary Paul Mackney, who has caused fury among some top officials after he took control of equality from his female co-general secretary Sally Hunt, went...
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Nighy impossible
Attempts to liven up graduation ceremonies by anointing famous people as honorary fellows can be a risky affair. After flagging up actor Bill Nighy as one of its honorands, Liverpool John Moores...
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Honourable in tent?
Lecturers at Birmingham University, meanwhile, also had to suffer disappointment when an important dignitary did not turn up for graduation. An e-mail was sent urging staff to turn up to the "marquis...
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A little sexual chemistry
Scientists may traditionally have been seen as a rather nerdy bunch who wouldn't recognise their libido if they tripped over it in the lab. But times are changing. At this summer's Royal Society of...
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Dispute leaves a bitter taste
After months of rancour, the industrial dispute that wracked academe has come to an end. The Times Higher asks a cross-section of university staff for their thoughts on a difficult episode The...
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Grumbling won't change a thing
For too long academics have let others decide their fate - except over pay. Frank Furedi urges them to pipe up Is it going to be business as usual now that lecturers have accepted the pay deal? One...
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Make a move to a career hot spot
Fancy a job in a place where the sun always shines? Harriet Swain discovers how you can ensure your working life's a beach by leaving behind the cold British winters and getting a warm welcome...
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Friendly place with a fine fireplace
Name: Wendy Bowe Age: 25 Job: Operating department practitioner (ODP), Edge Hill University. Background: BSc in psychology at Sunderland University. After university I worked at Carlisle College in...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am 33 and have paid into the Teachers' Pension Scheme for four years (but have never...
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Who's in? Who's out?
University of the arts, London Jane Rapley, who helped launch some of the biggest names in fashion, will become the new head of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design from August 1. Ms...
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Salford seeks mediation
Poor report leads Salford to shake up grievance policy, writes Phil Baty Salford University is pioneering a "mediation" service after an internal report found that staff have little faith in the...
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Today's news
Skills are rusting away Rolls-Royce warned yesterday that it is being forced to recruit overseas because Britain is failing to produce enough youngsters suitably qualified in science and technology...