My career lifts off on the banks of mighty 'Orbital'
The University of the M25 is an oasis of good news in a sector full of doom and gloom. Ted Prince, its new spin doctor, starts a monthly column on the sunny side of life in higher education by...
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Testing time guaranteed for all in race for best and brightest
Admissions exams are on the rise in the UK, especially for subjects such as medicine. But Yasmin Anwar finds students and academics are sceptical. On a rainy day in January, 1,400 young people from...
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Men who juggle campus and Pampers
There is much talk about equality in universities, but how many male academics actually take on the role of primary carer in the home? Caroline Davis reports. Becoming a full-time dad was never part...
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'Balancing fatherhood and professional life need not mean the annihilation of academic ambition'
I used to think that male academics didn't do children. And, if they did, they acted as if they were in permanent denial about their dark secret. I remember the time when a young colleague...
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A scholarly spine props up first draft of history
An instant history of the Iraq war does not mean university presses put cash before scholarship, says Walter Ellis. Academic publishers in the US have entered the market. Realising that there is a...
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Cor blimey, guv, I had half of a first-year class in the back of my cab the other day
An in-your-face brand promotion is just one way institutions are preparing for the introduction of market forces by beefing up marketing muscle. Michael North reports. Marketing director Sandy Malone...
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My career lifts off on the banks of mighty 'Orbital'
The University of the M25 is an oasis of good news in a sector full of doom and gloom. Ted Prince, its new spin doctor, starts a monthly column on the sunny side of life in higher education by...
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Testing time guaranteed for all in race for best and brightest
Admissions exams are on the rise in the UK, especially for subjects such as medicine. But Yasmin Anwar finds students and academics are sceptical. On a rainy day in January, 1,400 young people from...
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Men who juggle campus and Pampers
There is much talk about equality in universities, but how many male academics actually take on the role of primary carer in the home? Caroline Davis reports. Becoming a full-time dad was never part...
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'Balancing fatherhood and professional life need not mean the annihilation of academic ambition'
I used to think that male academics didn't do children. And, if they did, they acted as if they were in permanent denial about their dark secret. I remember the time when a young colleague...
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A scholarly spine props up first draft of history
An instant history of the Iraq war does not mean university presses put cash before scholarship, says Walter Ellis. Academic publishers in the US have entered the market. Realising that there is a...
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Poor mental health is no fantasy 1
Frank Furedi ("Get rid of those professional stabilisers", THES , October 17) may be right to suggest a counselling culture can cause some people to exaggerate their mental ill health and...
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Poor mental health is no fantasy 4
It is the time of year when our BSc therapeutic counselling students get to grips with sociological aspects of the profession. Frank Furedi's article will be a useful resource. It raises important...
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Poor mental health is no fantasy 1
Frank Furedi ("Get rid of those professional stabilisers", THES , October 17) may be right to suggest a counselling culture can cause some people to exaggerate their mental ill health and...
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Poor mental health is no fantasy 4
It is the time of year when our BSc therapeutic counselling students get to grips with sociological aspects of the profession. Frank Furedi's article will be a useful resource. It raises important...