Grant contest proves an ill-conceived lottery
European Research Council's attempt to identify innovative young scientists fails on all counts, says Christian Fleck Last month, 8,608 young researchers received an e'mail informing them that they...
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The good, the Bard, the futile
The fact that Shakespeare and the Classics are no longer central in the study of literature and history should not alarm us, says Maria Misra Are the twin pillars of Victorian gentlemanly education...
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Make the new lot feel at home
To help your new students settle in, make yourself available to give advice and encouragement and know when to refer them to specialist support services, advises Harriet Swain. Another academic year...
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Just a moment, the train's coming
Name: Mike Marinetto Age: 38 Job: Lecturer, Cardiff University Business School. Salary: £36,000- £37,000 a year. Education/ background: Undergraduate studies at York University then postgraduate...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'I am organising a disciplinary hearing for a staff member. He has told me that his...
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Who got that job?
Manuel Trucco Northern Research Partnership Professorship of Computational Vision, School of Computing, Dundee University. Job advertised in The Times Higher, September 22, 2006 Manuel Trucco...
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Course designers told to learn from auto industry
Manufacturing expert says Toyota's techniques could boost institutions' competitiveness, writes Melanie Newman A management technique used to cut waste in the automotive industry could be applied to...
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'Surplus' in arts may spur shakeout
Economist urges variable fees to cut oversupply of humanities graduates. Louise Radnofsky reports Universities should set student tuition fees according to how much a degree subject is valued by...
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Don't weed out, help students blossom
Universities should not use assessment to "weed out" failures, but "as a force for promoting attainment for everybody", a conference of academics will hear next week. Liz McDowell, professor of...
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'Edinburgh is a benchmark - there is no better preparation for this job'
Festival director turned academic shares his Fringe benefits with Leeds Met's future events managers. Arts festivals do not come any bigger than Edinburgh's, and Paul Gudgin's experience running it...
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On the move...
* Colin Harvey , director of the Human Rights Centre at Queen's University Belfast since 2005, has been appointed the new head of the university's law school. * Heather Tierney-Moore , nurse director...
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Peer pressure curbs language
The Times Higher surveys hot topics at this week's British Educational Research Association gathering. Colleagues' disapproval of 'loaded' terms threatens freedom of speech. Louise Radnofsky reports...
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Access initiatives miss mark
Efforts to widen participation in higher education are poorly conceived and patchy, education researchers will tell the British Educational Research Association. The Government's Aimhigher initiative...
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Tests 'show ability'
Controversial university admissions tests will be given a ringing endorsement in new research to be presented this week. The first validity testing of the entrance assessments, which are increasingly...
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