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...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name: Tim Davies Age: 43 Job: BA fine art course director, Swansea School of Art and Design Salary: senior...
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UK cash chasm warning
A £4 billion funding gap between English universities and their US counterparts will persist despite the extra income from top-up fees, the head of the elite Russell Group of universities warned this...
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Physicists pylon the praise for artist's insight
It is only as the sun sets that the collaboration between installation artist Richard Box and Bristol University's physics department comes to life. A sea of household fluorescent tubes lights up...
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Ucea queries legality of AUT strike
Strike action by the Association of University Teachers next week could be illegal, employers have argued, writes Phil Baty. The Universities and Colleges Employers' Association told The Times Higher...
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Today's news
Dons in flap at pole-dancing students Female students at Cambridge have alarmed dons by taking practical lessons in pole dancing. Some of them have already started giving performances in a local...
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Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council "Progress report on the GALILEO research programme as at the beginning of 2004" (link)
Brussels, 19 Feb 2004 Full text: English Deutsch Français [...] 1.2.3. Work and research relating to satellite radionavigation applications Following the research...
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Access to journals rated most important by postdoc researchers
Brussels, 19 Feb 2004 A survey by The Scientist has found that access to publications and journals is considered the most important attribute of a university by postdoctorate researchers. The journal...
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Decision on GM maize NK603 to be referred to Council
Brussels, 18 February 2004 Following today's vote in the Regulatory Committee on the release of genetically modified organisms into the environment, the decision to authorise the import and...
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Use of genetically modified organisms still a sensitive topic in EU
Brussels, 19 Feb 2004 On 11 February, the German government passed a bill codifying European Union legislation for the cultivation and export of genetically modified organisms (GMO) into national law...
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Report on the Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials for European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
Skopje, 16/17 February 2004 At the invitation of the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) held its 158th meeting in Skopje. The meeting...