Poll positions
On the subject of elections, Paul Boateng, Chief Secretary at the Treasury, did not appear confident of a Labour victory when he appeared before the Science and Technology Committee this week. When...
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Pparc life
Interviews are under way for a new chief executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council to step into the bullish Ian Halliday's shoes when he retires next April. Scientists are...
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Reunited: 'in my day, we rarely stayed in college'
I hadn't been back to my old department at University College London since finishing my degree more than 25 years ago, and the first thing I noticed was that, while I remember it as the Bartlett...
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Why I believe parents are morally obliged to genetically modify their children
The decision to allow couples to test their embryos for an inherited bowel cancer gene brings us a step closer to the creation of designer humans. Parents can now influence the genetic hand their...
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What '2.2' doesn't say
Degree classification fails to give the full picture of a student's achievements, insists Robert Burgess We all love scores and ratings. Whole industries revolve around the top 50 or 100 of...
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'Bullying made me feel suicidal'
A once fulfilled academic tells of the boss who has made his life a nightmare I sit here in my office in a dismal basement, alone, peering out of the window at the blank wall a metre away. I feel...
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Have a bit of faith in the soul of learning
How can anyone feel 'agnostic' about research-led teaching, asks Frank Furedi. Although higher education managers often pay lip service to research-led teaching, it is evident that they praise it in...
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My worst nightmare
At a meeting, I presented a spoof version of a draft funding bid with pieces of complete nonsense, such as that we should: Establish a proactive working party to map the impact of bullet point...
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Reassure dad - but do keep mum
Parents' growing involvement in the admissions process means answering their concerns - just don't divulge any confidential information, advises Harriet Swain. So you thought you'd be able to avoid...
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Best practice: Win the battle of beer v career
How do you get students to start thinking about careers from Day 1 at university when their minds are on sampling the local beer? Staff at Edinburgh University's Careers Service, one of two...
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Department audit
Sue James , head of school, gives the lowdown on philosophy at Birkbeck College , University of London Total number of academic staff : 17 Permanent academic staff : 13 Number on fixed-term contracts...
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Cardiff to boost its research
Cardiff University has announced a multimillion-pound recruitment drive to attract new research stars. It is looking for 12 research fellows in six interdisciplinary areas: medical technologies;...
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Who's got the cash?
Stephen Holgate, professor of immunopharmacology, is one of three Southampton University academics celebrating the successful flotation of their company, which last week raised £10.5 million through...
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Staff claim UCL shake-up 'downgrades' academics
A row has broken out between staff and management at University College London over the perceived academic downgrading of the college's education and professional development department. The EPD...
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Today's news
Where are you placed in the World University Ranking? The Times Higher presents the first comprehensive global university ranking today. The World University Ranking 2004, compiled by QS, is the...