Academic life will always be a magnet for bright people who want to do satisfying work. And by entering the profession, every academic has taken the decision that maximising his or her income is not...
Li Shirong could make a packet working for the construction industry in Hong Kong, but believes there is work to be done in her native China, writes Jackie Sheehan Li Shirong, professor of...
Despite the shocking nature of last week's terrorist attacks on the United States, Adam Jaworski finds a dearth of 'factual' reporting among Britain's media. No matter what your political orientation...
The Gulf conflict of 1990-91 was never resolved, argues Norman Bonney, and under George W. Bush many of the original players are back in the game. As the United States and most of the rest of the...
The art world Prince William is entering with his course at St Andrews has long been a breeding ground for radical views. John A. Walker considers which influences may sway the heir to the throne....
For performance pay to work, it must reflect directly the goals we want to achieve - and there lies the rub, says David Marsden In the past two decades, Britain's universities have become much more...
The new national pay bargaining deal could well help create the conditions in which workers in higher education come together and press for real change, argues Roger Seifert Watched, regulated and...
Researchers in particular will welcome the European directive on fixed-term work. But the bad news is that its impact may be mixed, says David Watson The 60,000 or so academic staff employed on fixed...
Not everyone welcomes the unification of new and old universities under one negotiating body, says Elaine Carlton This year's punishing pay dispute in the university sector ended in June with a...
Makerere to decide on Gaddafi award The senate of Uganda’s Makerere University is to decide later this month on a proposal to award an honorary law degree to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan...
PCC warns over prince's privacy The Press Complaints Commission was today issuing a reminder to the media over Prince William’s privacy rights at university. He will be drawing the cameras...
The Independent The multimillionaire economist Gavyn Davies was confirmed yesterday as the new chairman of the BBC, and agreed to resign his membership of the Labour Party amid Tory claims of...
Ucas predicts record university entrant numbers Numbers of applicants accepted by universities look set to break all records this year with the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
Financial Times Private companies bidding to run public services may have to eliminate pay differences between men and women under proposals published by a government inquiry. Sweden is the world's...
The Independent Forget about pony-tailed dotcom high rollers or City traders with bank accounts swelled by fat bonuses, the typical super-rich Briton is grey-haired, male and likely to qualify for a...