'Did you just call me a snake?'
During this weekend's Natfhe annual conference, the union's general secretary Paul Mackney finally gave his official backing to colleague Roger Kline in the long-haul race to lead the merged...
During this weekend's Natfhe annual conference, the union's general secretary Paul Mackney finally gave his official backing to colleague Roger Kline in the long-haul race to lead the merged...
Roger Kline has received many plaudits after his pledge to publish his monthly expenses online to show that he is not spending Natfhe members' hard-earned subscription payments on his personal...
As World Cup mania overwhelms the media, The Times Higher asks German and journalism academics if war jingoism can be red-carded. "The last time England faced Germany in the World Cup the press went...
Christoph Bluth fears academic discussion could break laws banning 'glorification' and 'encouragement' of bombers Terrorism has become one of the most popular subjects at my university. I receive a...
A minister's indecent proposal for two-year degrees should be turned on its head, says Bob Brecher Perhaps in line with the academic year's early finish this time round, the silly season seems to be...
If you need to become a 'born leader' overnight, says Harriet Swain, you must understand the culture of the group you'll be heading, encourage collaboration at all levels, say what you mean and do...
Name: Gina Wisker Job : Director of learning and teaching development at Anglia Ruskin University, but I am moving to become director of the Centre for Learning and Teaching at Brighton University. I...
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am an hourly paid lecturer at three universities - for three hours a week at each one...
New TPS entrants will retire at 65 in post-92 institutions. Claire Sanders reports. The pension age for academics starting their careers in new universities is now 65, bringing them into line with...
Success in drawing together a multidisciplinary research team has been crucial in securing nearly £5 million to expand pioneering research in nanoscience, says David Birch , head of Strathclyde...
Law departments are experiencing something of a boom if this week's job advertisements in The Times Higher are anything to go by. Five universities are advertising a range of law posts and the Bar...
Brussels, 1 June 2006 Today, the European Parliament has adopted the first “Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme” . Between 2007 and 2013, some 350,000 small and...
Brussels, 1 June 2006 CIP is a programme for SMEs bringing together several existing EU activities that support competitiveness and innovation The new CIP programme has a budget of € 3.621...
Brussels, 01 Jun 2006 Enhancing competitiveness and innovation to increase Europe's productivity, innovation capacity and sustainable growth â€" that is the main aim of the CIP, a...
Brussels, 01 Jun 2006 Full text UNICE Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe Union des Confédérations de l'Industrie et des Employeurs d'Europe