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Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister - and former student union official - gave a gushing tribute to the National Union of Students last week. Speaking at an NUS campaigning event in the run...
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Saved by the boundary
Oxford may claim to be the oldest English-speaking university in the world, but did it once have an ancient rival... other than Cambridge? University College Northampton - which is planning to...
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Why I think vocational degrees should stop trying to be academic
Amid debates over top-up fees and equal access to universities, the issue of quality in further education takes not just a back seat but is shut away firmly in the boot. Â I have spent the past two...
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Don't turn your back...
on the Middle East. The West has a duty to support development in the region, insists Zahir Irani There is a real danger that an academic black hole will emerge in the Middle East. Tighter border...
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Cloudy thinking on blue skies
French scientists fear a sharp focus on industry will blur the big picture, writes Stephane Perissutti As UK universities prepare for the 2008 research assessment exercise, the French Government is...
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Dissent? Not today, thank you
Freedom of speech is no longer a fashionable cause, laments Frank Furedi. It is suffering from a bad case of academic indifference In July, the heads of universities were told that they had to sign...
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Don't rush in to tell it like it is
A tutorial is not just another lecture, which means that you must learn to take a back seat. Harriet Swain says sobriety, enthusiasm and knowing how to keep the peace will all stand you in good stead...
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Warrior poses are best not shared
Name : John Scally Age : 44 Job : Director of university collections, Edinburgh University. Salary : Low rung on band 6 What is your background? First degree in English and history at Strathclyde...
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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 a senior lecturer of a mechanical engineering team. My university has recently...
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War cry for 11% pay rise
Lecturers' leaders have threatened the biggest industrial dispute the sector has seen if employers do not add at least £330 million to the pay budget from 2006-07 - giving staff a minimum 11.4 per...
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Welsh rejig opens door for deans
Glamorgan University is looking to appoint five key academics as the first step in a major restructuring and expansion exercise that promises more new jobs. The university is advertising in this week...
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Who got that job?
Bart Cammaerts Lecturer in media and communications, London School of Economics and Political Science Advertised in The Times Higher , January 14, 2005 Bart Cammaerts believes that moves by...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Putting the Charter and Code into context: keeping Europe competitive, UK
London, 8 September 2005 Lord Sainsbury, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to speak at this conference. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the UK...
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ESA astronomers spot cannibal pulsar eating companion star
Brussels, 08 Sep 2005 ESA's Integral space observatory, together with NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer spacecraft, has found a fast-spinning pulsar in the process of devouring its companion. This...
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European Innovation Workshop, Edinburgh
Brussels, 08 Sep 2005 The European Innovation Workshop will be held in Edinburgh, UK, from 5 to 7 October. The event, organised by the European innovation initiative PAXIS and supported by the...