Shadowy response
The Times Higher 's attempts to get an insight into the activities of the security services on UK campuses via requests under the Freedom of Information Act have thus far failed. But one nugget of...
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Why I... loved the academic challenge of my PhD but won't miss the poverty
I only once questioned why I was doing a PhD. My despair was brought about by poverty. And, as the National Postgraduate Committee assembles for its annual conference next week, I thought I would...
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World-wise explorers
Far from being irrelevant, geography is engaged with the public at all levels, says David Demeritt I am proud to call myself an academic geographer. Unfortunately, after years of hearing government...
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Let us reap what we've sown
The fellowship funding system is at risk of losing much of the talent it has nurtured, warns Keith Gull Throughout their careers most scientists yearn for an independent source of funding with the...
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Collegial ties still bind all scholars
Reflection on where our loyalties as modern academics lie brings Bob Brecher to a medieval answer The middle of summer seems a good time to sit back and indulge in a bit of reflection about ourselves...
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Softly, softly on ethics tightrope
A deliberate, well-planned approach is important when embarking on researching sensitive issues, along with the ability to foresee the potential outcomes of your investigations, says Harriet Swain I...
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State-of-the-art food, glorious, food
Name: Elaine O'Sullivan Age: Forever young. Job: Operations manager for the School of Tourism Hospitality and Leisure at Thames Valley University Salary: Could do better. What is your background?...
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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 will not be implementing the new pay framework until the last possible...
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Who's in, who's out
NAPIER Clive Mulholland , dean of Ulster University's Institute of Lifelong Learning and professor of technology-enhanced learning, will join Edinburgh's Napier University this autumn as vice-...
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Tribunal chairman criticises panel's ethos
Concerns that the research assessment exercise is deepening inequality in universities intensified this week as it emerged that an employment tribunal chairman had criticised the exercise in a recent...
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£13m for poverty work
The Economic and Social Research Council and the Department for International Development launched a £13 million call for research aimed at alleviating poverty in the developing world this week. The...
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£2k for enterprise flair
Coventry University has launched a scheme where students will receive £2,000 if they can show they have a flair for enterprise. The university is offering 50 scholarships to young entrepreneurs. "We...
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Correction
A report in The Times Higher on a survey establishing the scale of links between UK and African universities (July 8) inadvertently omitted the central role of the Association of Commonwealth...
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Google pulls AUT ads
Adverts attacking the employment practices of Brunel University, which popped up on the internet search engine Google each time anyone tried to find information on the London institution, have been...
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RAE rules may lead to cull of older staff
Older academics could be systematically culled from departments because the new rules for the 2008 research assessment exercise favour younger researchers, it was claimed this week. An analysis of...