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Religious studies graduates can offer employers skills including empathy, self-discipline and "an ability to attend closely to the meaning of written documents". Philosophy graduates "think...
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From lectures to hustings
On May 5, a number of academics will be hoping to trade in lecture halls and laboratories for a seat in Westminster as they reach the end of the campaign trail in this year's general election. There...
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Meet the party candidates treading the campaign trail and standing up for academe
LABOUR Mary Creagh is lecturer in enterprise at Cranfield University. She is standing in Wakefield, a seat with a fairly safe Labour majority. "I went to Oxford University from a comprehensive so I'm...
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V-cs: end part-time students' raw deal
Part-time students, who account for nearly 42 per cent of the student population, are becoming an "underclass" in higher education - poorly funded and neglected by the Government, vice-chancellors...
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Ditch swastika ad, college told
Lecturers and student leaders have called for the withdrawal of a prospectus carrying a spoof advert for a punk night at a nightclub called Spades that juxtaposes a swastika with a Union Flag....
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Prizewinning runs in family
It's been a busy week for husband and wife academics Jonathan Bate and Paula Byrne. Warwick University's Professor Bate picked up the James Tait Black prize, the UK's oldest literary award, at...
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MMU denies racism claim
Britain's biggest trade union this week claimed there was an "institutionally racist" culture at Manchester Metropolitan University. It accused management of failing to act despite repeated warnings...
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Manager's charge against former employer fuelled victimisation by Brunel, tribunal rules
Brunel University victimised a senior manager because he had an outstanding race discrimination complaint against his former employer, a tribunal has ruled. The London employment tribunal has found...
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Two bosses, two roles - it's all plain sailing
Caroline Williams is first and foremost a military woman. Although she is not in uniform when we meet, her sharp blue trouser suit is not far off one. But she is also an academic - she recently...
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Which institution is best at keeping staff happy?
There are 170 higher education institutions in the UK, employing about 340,000 staff with a total salary bill of £9 billion, writes Claire Sanders. The Times Higher wants to celebrate good people...
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Students' legal bid to save lecturer
Students are seeking a court injunction against Swansea University to force it to reinstate a suspended lecturer whose absence, they say, has affected their learning. The move is the latest in a...
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Nelson's a hero, but we are all at sea over Emma
Horatio Nelson's reputation may still be intact after The Times Higher 's latest debate but the same cannot be said about his mistress, Emma Hamilton, who emerged as the prototype footballer's wife....
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Killings back in focus
A new book has shed light on the role played by Britain in the 20th century's "forgotten genocide", which began 90 years ago this week and claimed the lives of an estimated 1 million Armenians. The...
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V-cs unconvinced by ߣߣÊÓƵn RAE plan
ߣߣÊÓƵn vice-chancellors are sceptical about a planned research assessment process developed by Sir Gareth Roberts. Sir Gareth, president of Wolfson College, Oxford, is confident that his work for...
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Istanbul
Omer Dincer, a Turkish academic who last year took part in a national debate on ethics and corruption, has been stripped of his doctorate and barred from working in public life after two commissions...