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Part-time work

Be proactive in seeking full access to equipment, resources, training and information when working part-time

Providing student references

If you are asked to provide a job reference for a student, make sure your facts are correct, avoid generalisations and discriminatory statements, and mind your p's and q's

University of Worcester

Richard White has taken up the UK’s first professorial post for tissue viability. Professor White, whose area of expertise covers all aspects of wound management, will share his time between...

University of Birmingham

Nigel Weatherill is to be head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The college incorporates the existing schools of engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science...

Durham-University

Roman Alexander Tomasic, former research professor in the School of Law and head of the city campus at Victoria University, Melbourne, has joined as chair in company law.  

School of African and Oriental Studies

Irina Nikolaeva of the endangered languages academic programme in the department of linguistics has been awarded the 2008 Humanity Award by the Wings WorldQuest organization. Dr Nikolaeva’s work has...

University of Northampton

Christine Foulkes has been appointed as senior lecturer in social work. She was previously senior manager in community services at Northampton County Council.

Aston University (Grants and Awards)

The School of Engineering and Applied Science has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Defence for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme. It is one of only five...

Aston-University

Aston Business School has appointed Katie Barry as postgraduate alumni relations manager, working with the alumni and development office.  

University of London

Ian Snowley, currently director of academic services, has been appointed the British Library’s new head of higher education.

Life in the Old Dons

Our more senior academics responded vigorously to last week's news in ߣߣÊÓƵ that universities were not allowing dons over the age of 65 to remain in post.

First Impressions competition: February 28 2008

This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a tale about fly-fishing:"Having harbored two sons in the waters of her womb, my mother considers...

Cartoon by Ham

China Rising: Peace, Power and Order in East Asia

Steve Tsang hoped for more enlightenment on how China's ascent will shape our future

Big ideas: The Essential Guide to the Latest Thinking

James Harkin suggests that big, serious-sounding ideas that are simple enough to be clearly expressed in several paragraphs are fashionable in the global market, as manifested by the spread of ideas-...