Survey should redo the maths
The Guardian 's survey of the best place to study a subject will doubtless be useful to prospective students. Potential maths undergraduates, however, would be advised to choose carefully. Hull...
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Bum notes in cycle success
Leeds University academics are a healthy bunch. A scheme to offer staff bicycles at a discount has proved so popular that the university has had to double its budget. Steffi Hasse, Leeds's transport...
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Brush up on Bollywood etiquette
The potential for faux pas during the Bollywood Oscars should be greatly reduced by a Sheffield Hallam University training session. It offers local dignitaries a chance to learn about Indian culture...
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Why revel in birth of imperial monster?
Celebrating 'America's 400th Birthday' ignores the genocide of the continent's native people, argues Taiaiake Alfred "America's 400th Birthday", the year-long staging of the mythologies of...
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The political master eclipsed by his shadow
Could Brown make more of an impact than Blair? A historical parallel suggests it's not impossible, says Richard Toye The Prime Minister left office amid allegations of war-mongering and with his name...
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A lottery in which we would all win
Social engineering has always gone on in universities. Bob Brecher claims a fairer system would not allocate places based on 'talent' The recent spat about the Universities and Colleges Admissions...
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It's an office, not a servants' hall
Stop playing lord and master. Administrative staff are your colleagues who are employed to work, not to serve you. And, says Harriet Swain, they deserve your support and to be treated with respect...
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Chaotic place to work on something that is like love
Name: Rogelio Vallejo Age: This used to be considered an indiscreet question and today it is politically incorrect. Job: Senior language tutor and co-ordinator of Spanish teaching programmes,...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'Is there a duty to promote disability equality within the curriculum above and beyond...
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Who got that cash?
It took a consortium of three different organisations and some serious persuasion to secure the Routes into Languages programme's £4.5 million grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Birmingham leads efforts to address foreign staff needs
In an increasingly internationalised environment, universities must work harder to get the best out of their overseas staff, writes Tony Tysome Birmingham University is at the forefront of moves by...
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Laurie Taylor Column
"Academics who wish to publish in time for the next research assessment exercise submission at the end of the year face serious publication backlogs" - Report in Higher Education News Rushforth and...
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Leader: Free speech vs a cheap victory
Another week, another furore about free speech on university campuses. The news that Bath University undergraduate Danny Lake, the national organiser for the Young British National Party, has invited...
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Leader: Mind the pay gap
At first sight, the 14 per cent disparity in pay between female and male academics does not compare too badly with the 25 per cent gap in the legal profession and the 32 per cent chasm in corporate...
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Training derailed
Lisa Turner said: "All my trainings are based on sound scientific principles" ("It's based on scientific principles", April ). Does she have any "trainings" in English grammar? Gordon Joly London