WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Middlesex University, until October 29 Do you remember Soda Streams? The multi-coloured syrups, the fizz and the excitement of being...
Academics at the London School of Economics need not worry about being stuck for words on open days. The institution has prepared a PowerPoint presentation with a sales pitch for lecturers. One...
A press release from Natfhe announcing what further steps union members could take to secure an improved pay offer left some a little puzzled. This was the first one:
Some big names are speaking at a widening participation conference in Earl's Court, London, this month. The director of the Office for Fair Access and the new chief executive of the Higher Education...
An online magazine is offering a prize for the best plagiarist. Academics are limited to 750 words, none of which can be their own. Phrases, sentences or passages must be lifted from at least five...
Wolverhampton University press officer Scott Faulkner changed his name by deed poll to Scott Göran Eriksson for the last World Cup. But back then he was working as a sports reporter for the Liverpool...
The net is evolving a structure not unlike the human brain. Could self-awareness be far behind? wonders Terry Sejnowski The human brain is the most complex computing device in the known universe. The...
now it's academics' turn to pipe up and debate the professional standards framework for teaching, says Liz Allen It was the most low-key launch to what had been billed as an essential initiative. The...
As he finally pays off his student loan, Kevin Fong recalls the good old days of making his bank manager cry and ponders the impact of top-up fees This morning I watched my little boy rolling around...
If you hear that your department is in line for closure don't lose your head, says Harriet Swain. Take a look at the decision, rally the troops and make your case. You may just win a reprieve...
Name: Paul Elmer Age: 40 Job: Senior lecturer in public relations at the University of Central Lancashire. Background: I left school at 16 and worked in journalism and public relations, including for...
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I work for a department in a new university rated 3 in the last research assessment...
Female staff gain as Southampton tackles research pay bias, reports Chloe Stothart Teaching staff in universities have traditionally been portrayed as underpaid wallflowers compared with their...
Stuart Scott, lecturer in sustainable energy engineering, Cambridge University Job advertised in The Times Higher, October 21, 2005 Stuart Scott's research is not to be sniffed at - he experiments...
Education experts are in demand at Liverpool John Moores University as it expands teaching and research in response to government policies for the young. The university's faculty of education,...