Fixed but insecure
Contract researchers are the 'have-nots' of academia. This must change, says Jo Aldridge. Although researchers on fixed-term contracts make up about 30 per cent of the academic-related workforce in...
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Threats damage this university
US academic George Martin is backing the boycott of London Metropolitan University and fears for its reputation. Through the academic grapevine, I recently learnt that the management of London...
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If you don't use it, lose it. Your spirits will lift
Feel trapped under piles of books and papers? Susan Bassnett recommends a ruthless purge to set yourself free. Every year when the students have gone home and the exam boards are over, I consider the...
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Jobwatch: Fledgling on lookout
University College Northampton is looking for research-active recruits even though it faces an uncertain research future if it is awarded teaching-only status, writes Chris Johnston. University...
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Who got that job?
Nick Kaye. Job advertised in The Times Higher November 23, 2003 The department of drama, part of the School of Performance Arts at Exeter University, is investing £3.7 million in new staff,...
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Forget the muse, it's hard graft you need
Michelene Wandor looks at how creative writing has matured into a serious academic discipline since it was pioneered at UEA in 1970. I recently attended the annual conference of the American...
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Teaching: On the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name: Nicola Carslaw. Age: 36. Job: Part-time lecturer in the environment department at York University. I have worked part time since returning after the birth...
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Today's news
Students opt for easy life abroad British students studying abroad would rather go somewhere hot where the locals speak English than struggle with a foreign language in Europe, according to a report...
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Public procurement rules stifling innovation, claims EU project
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 Public procurement rules in the European Union are currently hampering innovation because the public sector is not encouraged to act as a 'launching customer' for innovative...
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Commission Staff Working Document  Annex to "Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union 2003 Annual Report" (link)
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 Full text of Document 11854/04 Addendum 01 Suite of documents 11854/04 Subject: COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT ­ Annex to the report from the Commission on "Research...
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EU funds European tele-archaeology project
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 The European Commission intends to improve access to Europe's cultural heritage by providing 2,650,000 euro to a new Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) project aimed at bringing...
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UK boosts research and innovation in medical schools
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 Eight new medical schools in the UK are to be given extra funding to strengthen research and innovation, announced the UK's Health Minister, Lord Warner, on 4 August. Lord...
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German university association and research centres to work together on spin-off support
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 Germany's University Rectors' Conference and its Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft have agreed to a new form of closer collaboration that will see the joint education of PhD students from...
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Mars shows signs of recent volcanic activity
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 New data from Europe's Mars Express orbiter suggests that the Red Planet has witnessed volcanic activity much more recently than was previously supposed. The latest evidence...
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Discussing the European strategy for biotechnology and the life sciences
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 The European Commission will host a satellite conference on 'A European strategy for biotechnology and life sciences' at the BIOnale event in Maastricht, the Netherlands, from 2...