Open effort to be secret
The Higher Education Academy, owned by Universities UK and the Standing Conference of Principals, promises to be all things to all higher education institutions. Odd then that Paul Ramsden, its chief...
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Building a reputation
If Glasgow University is contemplating any new building projects in the near future, its finance director may be getting nervous. Sir Muir Russell, Glasgow's principal, has been fingered as "...
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Why I... think universities need to respond more to changes in society
I have been teaching sociology at Westminster University for the past ten years. About three years ago, I noticed a change in the type of students in my classes. There were fewer mature and African-...
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Quit asking 'what if...'
Risk assessment has instilled irrational fear in academics. Just calm down, pleads Dennis Hayes A university administrator recently told me she was worried about security. At her university, there...
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PhD and a side order of reality
After gaining a doctorate, academics face years of poverty and semi-skilled jobs, says Simon Francis Young academics might think things will get better after they have gained their PhD, but their...
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It's now no longer critical and nor is it thinking
There are some things that can't be reduced to measurable skills, argues Frank Furedi Rather unexpectedly, I become weary when I hear someone promoting the virtues of critical thinking. My reaction...
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My worst nightmare
I used to work as a magician and occasionally performed in the US. On one trip I saw a gang of con artists performing the three-card trick on a New York street. I counted 13 members of the team,...
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Best practice: Help in wrestling with ethics
Every day, newspapers report new ethical dilemmas, many related to the latest technological breakthrough. Students on science and law-related courses are increasingly faced with ethical issues, but...
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Don't let them nod off at the back
Spicing up the tired lecture-hall dynamic can be no mean feat. Harriet Swain investigates how to rekindle the passion and keep your students coming back for more So you're facing a room of freshly...
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Department audit
Peter Golding, head of department, gives the low-down on social sciences at Loughborough University * Total number of academic staff: about 70, including research staff (see below). * Number of...
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Scots bid to revive Gaelic studies
Universities are aiming to underpin a Gaelic language renaissance in Scotland, with Aberdeen investing an extra £465,000 this year to boost staff numbers in Celtic studies, while Glasgow staff...
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Money jobs go unfilled
Many universities are struggling to find the right people to fill business-related vacancies that are springing up across the sector, a Times Higher investigation has revealed. Government initiatives...
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Who got that job?
Research assistant Institute of Maritime Law Southampton University Job advertised in The Times Higher, March 12 Former Swedish junior judge Johanna Hjalmarsson is delighted to be working alongside...
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Today's news
Learn for joy not just jobs says Howells Kim Howells, the new higher education minister, yesterday caused a stir with his first public speech since taking up the job, by claiming that the Government'...
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Eleventh Report of the UK House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology (link)
London, 23 Sep 2004 Full text Summary We published a Report on the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in April 2002 and decided to conduct a follow-up inquiry in the light of Sir Gareth Roberts's...