The president of University College, Cork, has won the latest stage in his two-year battle to remain in office after his 65th birthday in May. Cork's governing body voted by twenty-five to nine to...
A clampdown on white slavery by Aleksandr Lukashenko, the President of Belarusia, includes a requirement for foreign university recruitment agencies to register with the authorities. The order, which...
Entire universities should be allowed to fail and close for the greater good of the sector, says Paul Ormerod Failure is the most fundamental feature of both biological systems and human social and...
Future masters of spin? No, it's not the vice-chancellor's new motor. If you see a gleaming Aston Martin parked on campus it probably means that the Tories' higher education spokesman is paying a...
Fizzes and bangs on their own cannot substitute for fabulous storytelling CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL March 16-23 All over Britain, billboards and flyers are advertising events under the National...
For centuries, couples have tried to influence the sex of their children. Italian men bit their wives' left ears during intercourse to beget daughters; Swedish men hung their pants on the right...
Education is not an election issue. So, says Paul Whiteley, the Government should take a step back Despite dominating the headlines last year, higher education is not going to be a serious election...
One academic can change a light bulb, but together we can change the world, argues Jonathan Ward Recent media coverage of climate change has offered little in the way of hope. Everyone knows we must...
Lectures must be a good starting point for inquiry, not an easy ride, says Frank Furedi Students are often confused and sometimes resentful when I tell them that I don't have any lecture notes to...
Stephen Phillips discovers humility can be the best lesson of all for those at the top of the tree There's probably something in the cliche of the brainy intellectual who is unable to change a light...
You're charming, articulate and have a few controversial ideas up your sleeve - perfect TV don material. So find an agent and irritate your colleagues, says Harriet Swain Dissatisfied with an...
Name: Paul Murray Age: 50 Job: Principal lecturer, Environmental Building Group, Plymouth University Salary: Circa £40,000 pro rata Background: After spending five years in the Merchant Navy, I went...
Discussions have opened to bring all academics into one pension scheme, possibly as early as the end of next year. Universities UK and the Department for Education and Skills are hoping to end one of...
Robert Tavernor, professor of architecture and urban design, London School of Economics. Job advertised in The Times Higher , September 24, 2004 Despite being appointed professor of architecture and...
It may come too late to help persuade the International Olympic Committee to let London host the 2012 games before it announces its verdict in July, but Luton University is tapping into Olympic fever...