Contract guarantees post but not pay
In a sector notorious for employing more staff on casual contracts than any other industry except hotel and catering, Manchester Metropolitan University's plans to move all its hourly paid workers to...
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NETWORKING Robert May, president of the Royal Society, reviews Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another Also Alan Sked on Robert Kilroy-Silk, Joan Collins and the politics of personality....
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Brighton v-c to retire
Sir David Watson is to retire as vice-chancellor of Brighton University at the end of the 2005 academic year. Sir David, 55, who has been head of the institution since 1990 when it was still a...
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Archive access deal
UK universities will soon be able to access the entire digital archive of the Royal Society of Chemistry for £50, after a deal between the Joint Information Systems Committee and the RSC. The...
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Female first for English
Elaine Treharne, professor of medieval literature at Leicester University, has become the first woman to be elected as chair and president of the English Association. The association, which...
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Expansion questioned
The Government's expansion plans will produce graduates the economy does not need and who have little chance of securing a decent job, according to research. Ewart Keep, of Warwick Business School,...
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Terror tactics centre
A new disaster management centre at Cranfield University will conduct research and advise the Government on how to respond to major disasters, including terrorist attacks. The Resilience Centre is...
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EC urged to improve
Europe's research ministers have ordered the European Commission to improve the efficiency of its research grant application procedures after a critical report from the Court of Auditors. Ministers...
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Warwick back in the dock
'Deathbed testimony' leads appeal tribunal to reopen case An employment tribunal that rejected a disability discrimination claim against Warwick University ignored the testimony of a key witness...
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Scots colleges play key role in access
Further education colleges are playing a crucial role in bringing students from Scotland's poorest areas into higher education, according to a report. But the proportion of students from the poorest...
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Whistleblowers: BA criticised over handling of £2m award
Parliamentary watchdogs have criticised the UK's academy for the humanities and social sciences over "weaknesses and inconsistencies" in its handling of a £2 million centenary research competition...
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V-c retreats in pursuit of a higher calling
When Bernadette Porter steps down as vice-chancellor of Roehampton University, the one thing she will not miss is her £103,000 a year salary. This is because Dr Porter hands over every penny to the...
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Oxford's reforms praised
Oxford University has successfully introduced radical reforms to improve the way it is managed and governed, according to quality watchdogs. Eleven years ago, the former Higher Education Quality...
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It's open day - feel free to bring your children (1)
Fathers and mothers take such an active role in their kids' decisions about where to study that universities have altered open days to give potential students a chance to ask questions on their own....
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It's open day - feel free to bring your children (2)
Fathers and mothers take such an active role in their kids' decisions about where to study that universities have altered open days to give potential students a chance to ask questions on their own....