Illuminating alumni
Not content with asking alumni to dig deep, Imperial College London is trying to enlist old boys and girls for propaganda purposes too. A letter went out last week begging them all to write to...
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Farewell to a funghi
Loughborough University is on the hunt for a new vice-chancellor. Incumbent David Wallace is retiring at the end of next year to give him more time for his hobbies of running, dining at La Potini re...
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Reunited: vacation vocation
Tourism chief executive Richard Dickinson visits Bournemouth University where he studied as a mature student in the 1980s There are buildings everywhere. Returning, it is hard to get a handle on the...
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The great betrayal or the great hoax? (1)
Standards have plummeted because failure is inconvenient, insists Adrian Quinn. Not so, Peter Williams says - 'dumbing down' is the invention of grumpy old men who can't accept that change isn't...
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The great betrayal or the great hoax? (2)
Standards have plummeted because failure is inconvenient, insists Adrian Quinn. Not so, Peter Williams says - 'dumbing down' is the invention of grumpy old men who can't accept that change isn't...
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Psychos, charlatans and the just plain lucky
Interviews are a nail-biting experience, for the interviewer that is, says Kevin Fong. I hate interviews. However, when the time finally came for me to make the transition from interviewee to...
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All ready to pop the question?
As in all relationships, wooing research funders requires long-term commitment. So don't be hasty when it comes to making that proposal, warns Harriet Swain. It's a brilliant idea. You have a first-...
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My worst nightmare
To increase revenue and prevent departmental cuts, a new MA was set up at my previous university to attract middle managers looking for fast-track promotion. Most of the students had no prior...
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There's safety in networks
Good policy is rarely developed in isolation from the group it affects. Unfortunately, traditional communication systems used to encourage dialogue with permanent university staff seldom work for...
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Teacher audit
Name - Joe Bennett * Age: 35 * Job: Course director, FdMus and BA (Hons) commercial music, Bath Spa University College. * Salary: Senior lecturer (£,390 to £36,428). * Qualifications: BA (Hons)...
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Neutron lab seeks top staff
Nineteen world-class researchers are being sought as part of an upgrade of the Isis neutron source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. The Council for the Central Laboratories of...
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Who's got the cash?
Harold Short and Marilyn Deegan have secured King's College London its first £1 million grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Board. The money will go towards an information technology research...
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Union applauds 15% deal
Expectations that this year's pay reforms will drive up salaries across the sector have been raised as the Open University agreed a deal that will increase starting salaries by 15 per cent....
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UK Position Regarding the Seventh Rtd Framework Programme of the EU
Brussels, 25 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 15162/04 Suite of documents 15162/04 Please find attached the UK position relating to the Seventh Framework Programme and Future European Policy to support...
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German Position Regarding the Seventh RTD Framework Programme of the EU
Brussels, 25 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 15195/04 Suite of documents 15195/04 Please find attached the German position relating to the Seventh Framework Programme and Future European Policy to...