Churchill was short - 5ft 7in - yet cartoonists always made him look much bigger than he was. Only in failure did he shrink. After his electoral defeat in July 1945, Vicky in the News Chronicle...
Bill Rammell, the new Higher Education Minister, reveals that he took a call from his old chum Ricky Gervais - star of The Office - during the election campaign. Mr Gervais had just watched Tony...
Vice-chancellors should brace themselves for a charm offensive from the Department for Education and Skills - the success of which hinges on what newspaper they read. A key DfES figure confided that...
University admissions may often seem like a lottery but not usually like an auction. However, Dutch business school Nyenrode Business Universiteit is offering a place on its MBA programme to the...
TV motoring guru Jeremy Clarkson could well join the select band of public figures - including Margaret Thatcher - who have been denied an honorary degree because of protests by university staff. Mr...
The author wishes to remain anonymous. He is a lecturer in a new university. Teaching in UK universities and higher education colleges is heavily dependent on hourly paid lecturers, with about half...
University audits are a pain but they are preferable to most of the alternatives, says Mike Thorne Of course, we said it would never catch on. No one would be interested in audit outcomes, teaching...
Norman Bonney reflects that the discipline has still not overcome its growing pains Over the past week I have been to two celebrations - the 40th anniversary party of the department of sociology at...
Improving grades could signify that many students are working too hard, writes Kevin Fong. If so, this has worrying implications Another academic year and the insanity of exam season is thankfully...
One way to boost university coffers is to attract fee-paying international students, writes Harriet Swain. But if you want to make the most of your recruitment drive, get those pound signs out of...
Name: David Tobin Age: 40 Job: Office manager, international office, Aston University Salary: Academic-related grade 2 What is your background? I was educated in Ireland, where I completed my...
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I work in an eminent scientist's lab. Unfortunately we don't get on and I am looking...
New jobs are starting to emerge from the £315 million teaching initiative launched by the Higher Education Funding Council for England in January. The Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning...
A consortium has netted more than £13 million for the next step in bioscience. Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee universities have won £11 million from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Unions at Glasgow University say they are shocked to discover that managers want to shed 250 of the institution's 5,800 posts to tackle a £7 million deficit. But Sir Muir Russell, Glasgow's principal...