Alison Wolf
Do you remember a big admissions scandal a few years ago in which an undercover reporter convinced a couple of Oxford dons that he would donate £300,000 if they created an extra place on one of their...
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Who's most likely to offend?
Big players across the university sector are still somehow finding the time to rake feverishly over the impending appointment of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's new chief executive...
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Costly recruitment
Universities can't be blamed for tripping over themselves to woo students as they try to balance their books. But outraged staff at Birkbeck, University of London, told us this week that their...
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Now P&G points the finger
Pharmaceutical giant Procter & Gamble has been praised for taking a rare stand for honesty in drug marketing by suing its rivals, Roche and GlaxoSmithKline, over allegedly misleading claims...
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Ideas, things and idea-things
ALCHEMY: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF TRANSFORMATION. Cube3 Gallery, Portland Square, North Hill, Plymouth University. Until April 7 Driving into Plymouth, I can see the city is being transformed again....
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Iranian reform dying in crossfire
With its War on Terror, the US undermines a budding democracy that could stabilise the Middle East, argues Elaheh Koolaee Like most people around the world, Iranians anxiously watched television...
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Will sellers sell out to celebrity?
Academic books for the general reader may become a thing of the past if the power of book retailers grows, says Maria Misra I was immensely pleased to see that Rana Mitter won The Times Higher 's...
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Get out more and learn to share
It is no good for postgraduate researchers to spend all their time working in isolation, says Harriet Swain. They can spark interest in their theses by making contacts and exchanging ideas with...
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A sea view and a flood of visitors
Name: Alan Knox Age: 55 Job: Head of historic collections at Aberdeen University. We manage the university's special libraries and archives and Marischal museum, and provide support to the university...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. My wife is an academic in an old university, and has a pension with the Universities...
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Oxford cash to kickstart careers
Oxford University is providing £25 million over five years to kick-start the research careers of early stage academics. The money, donated by Oxford University Press, will enable early stage...
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Who got that job?
Aleks Szczerbiak Professor of contemporary European studies, Sussex European Institute, Sussex University - Job advertised in The Times Higher, August 12, 2005 Aleks Szczerbiak did not really expect...
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Newcomers gear up for major growth spurt
A mini jobs boom is imminent as England's newest universities take forward development schemes to reap the full benefits of their enhanced status. The combined growth planned by the eight former...
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Javier Solana: Research and technology - an imperative for European defence (link)
Brussels, 9 February 2006 Research and technology - an imperative for European defence Speech by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Head of the European...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: Joint Approach to Security Research - Opening Speech and the Research and Technology Conference, European Defence Agency
Brussels, 9th February 2006 Mr Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, For the first time the European Commission, the European Defence Agency, industry and representatives from the Member...