Pulled paper sparks row
A doctoral student at Stockholm University's department of Oriental languages claims to have been barred from a conference because of his controversial research, although conference organisers said...
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ߣߣÊÓƵns call for boycott after government 'attack'
ߣߣÊÓƵn academics are considering boycotting committees that report to the federal Government. The National Tertiary Education Union will consider the call for a boycott after an appeal from an...
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Good dress sense - and poor pay - are in fashion
The view that many 'skills' are desirable behaviour rather than technical ability is cause for alarm, believes Ewart Keep Barely a day goes by without some politician talking earnestly about the...
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Fee foes united, but undecided
It's one thing getting people to agree to sing from the same hymn-sheet, it's quite another getting agreement about the wording of the hymn. The Government's public relations coup in getting the anti...
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Discuss it over a pint
Northumbria University is proud of its history of excellent relationships with its local Chief Constables - so much so that it even made Lord Stevens, the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police in the...
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It'll do you a fat lot of good
A university education may be food for thought, but it appears that it can also be a recipe for piling on the pounds. Nicola Samson, a graduate of Heriot-Watt University, revealed to her local paper...
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A Commonwealth conquest
At the third attempt, the Commonwealth Scholars Eleven wrested The Times Higher Cricket Cup from arch-rivals Rhodes Scholars. The key to victory may well have been the little help the Commonwealth...
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Queen Victoria among the drama queens
I wasn't holding my head in my hands - I was merely trying to shade my eyes from the spotlights to see who was asking a question the world's most photographed National Portrait Gallery, London, until...
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Why I...feel the values of my institution are a bulwark against the bombers
The explosion from last Thursday's bus bomb was heard all over Bloomsbury. At first everyone thought it was a freak thunderclap. Looking back, of course, the sound could only have been that of an...
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Just a word before I go
As David Watson prepares for life after vice-chancellorship, he shares a few tips from the top This week I gave my farewell lecture as vice-chancellor of Brighton University. Looking back over 15...
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A degree is not just about a job
The benchmark statement is back, and it's still shaped by the market, warns Emma Wisby Subject benchmark statements, brought in by the Quality Assurance Agency to provide national standards against...
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Help them think for themselves
Academics should resist abusing their positions to influence students' views, writes Susan Bassnett Earlier this year, a pressure group inside the Association of University Teachers persuaded the...
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How to keep a 'clearing' head
Publication of A-level results brings with it the yearly round of clearing as students rush to secure a degree place to match their final grades. Harriet Swain offers advice on how best to manage the...
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Dead keen and dreaming of disaster
Name: Gina Conti-Ramsden Age: 48 Job: Professor of child language and learning, School of Psychological Sciences, Manchester University. I tutor students interested in language, lead a research group...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I have just been appointed a junior lecturer. My university insists on a three-year...