Swiss underfunding casts long shadow in Brussels
Government funding for Swiss scientists engaged in cross-border European Union projects has fallen short for the first time since European research framework programmes began in 1992. The federal...
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Daniel moves on from Unesco
Sir John Daniel, former vice-chancellor of the Open University, is to leave his senior post at Unesco after three years to head the Commonwealth of Learning. He is to take over as president and chief...
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Respect research and watch economy boom
[Europe desperately needs research talent to thrive, yet a scientific career is often a turn-off, says Philippe Busquin If the European Union is to achieve its ambitious goal of making Europe the...
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Don's diary: Left on the (Ice) shelf
Monday From the helicopter, the view is magnificent: iceberg-punctuated sea to our left, the stark Vestfold Hills of Australian Antarctic territory below and the ice plateau stretching into infinity...
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A double pain in the neck
Medical researchers who use animals united with antivivisectionists this week to criticise a computer game in which players destroy an animal-testing laboratory. The game, Whiplash , features Spanx,...
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Vote of note?
Employers have been quick to rubbish the potential impact of the Association of University Teachers' industrial action, citing that the union represents only about 13 per cent of the 320,000 staff in...
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A sound aim
"Innovating for a safer world" - a high ideal for any business to aspire to. This most idealistic of mottos can be found on the website of BAE Systems, which invests about £6 million a year in...
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Dream theme team
The most popular dreams of university students have been revealed by Canadian researchers Tore Nielsen of the Sacre-Coeur Hospital in Montreal and Donald Kuiken of the University of Alberta. They...
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Why I... want to see vice-chancellors on the picket line
Between 1994-05 and 2001-02, the salary of vice-chancellors increased between 42 per cent and 80 per cent. Today's figures in The Times Higher show that this upwards trend is continuing unabated...
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A good jolt to system
The hated subject review set UK institutions on a beneficial 'quality curve', argues Peter Williams. Abolition of the teaching quality assessment was at the top of every vice-chancellor's wish list...
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Still crying out for some criteria
Only complete transparency in review procedures will lead to better research, says Eileen Gambrill. In an article published by the Journal of Social Work in 2002, I described my experience as an...
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Learn from the experience, then move on...
Rejection is an occupational hazard for many academics, but it can also be a positive experience, writes Susan Bassnett. Rejection is one of the toughest emotions to deal with. For academics, it is...
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Jobwatch: enter the policy picture
The Health Development Agency, the DFES and London South Bank University are all seeking researchers to help build the evidence base needed to inform decision-makers in key areas. Pat Leon reports....
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Who got that job?
Ian Hart, 48 Head of Schools and Colleges Liaison Job advertised in The Times Higher , May 16 2003 Many professionals cross paths with their spouses at work, but Ian and Ruby Hart's work overlaps so...
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Blueprints for healthy intellectual hothouses
The studio culture that lies at the heart of architectural education is under threat. Pat Leon outlines the struggle to inject more life into the atelier. The studio, or atelier, is at the heart of...