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DipityScheme offers impartial guidance to those who are thinking of dropping out, writes Rebecca Attwood
The University of Bath has appointed Ron Humphreys the new director of Bath Ventures, the body set up to promote and generate income from the institution's intellectual property. Formerly head of c...
How can the academy get over its gloom? Just grow up, Gail Kinman hears
Marshall Berman's book was first published in the UK in 1983 by Verso and it had an immediate impact. Perry Anderson wrote an 18-page review in New Left Review that was respectful - "surely ... a c...
What’s it all about? The winner of the THE Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award has distilled ten facts of university life to share
This book is about pain, but in a very broad sense indeed. Almost any unwelcome psychic disturbance comes under the heading of pain for Arne Johan Vetlesen. This has its good side, for it means tha...
We, the undersigned, are psychologists alarmed by the treatment of our colleagues at the University of Surrey.
A.W. Purdue enjoys this well-told tale, but isn't convinced that riots brought about social change
The shortlist for Times Higher Education's fifth Awards ceremony has been unveiled
Graham Rees, a world authority on Jacobean printing and the works of Francis Bacon, has died.
iPod broadcasts provide the best way for universities to present and strengthen their brand to would-be students and the public; the message must be to use the beat of popular culture to convey a s...
The University of Salford has appointed Keith Barnes , former regional director of the Government Office for the North West, pro vice-chancellor for strategic partnerships and development.
College-based higher education is enjoying high student demand for the support and employer links its offers. But as it grows and evolves, there are questions about strategy - and even what to call...
Courtauld Institute tops THE rankings, with London Metropolitan bottom. Hannah Fearn writes
Universities can do more for economic recovery if they're not hemmed in by the need to deliver quick political fixes, argues David Chiddick
While we welcome Lord Mandelson's recent speech outlining his support for mature students, part-time education and the work of The Open University and Birkbeck, University of London, we wonder whet...
But NSS 2009 shows slight rise in assessment and feedback rating. Hannah Fearn reports
In light of the sector's commercialisation, the articles by Robert Mighall and Jonathan Baldwin on branding were useful ("What sets you apart?" 23 July).
Telling the history of higher education in one volume is a tall order, says Geoffrey Alderman
Trevor Herbert finds resonance in an account of the influence of jazz on American books and films
Grievance began with allegations of confidential files being accessed. Melanie Newman reports
Nine institutions will lose more than £1 million each in 2009-10. Rebecca Attwood reports
The answer to that is what a brand provides. Robert Mighall argues that far from being deceptive, alien and wasteful, branding is essential for telling the world what a university stands for and va...
The First World War gave war a bad name and, as the rather chilling title of this book forewarns, Leo van Bergen is keen to tell us why in grisly detail. No doubt a stroll around the battlefields o...
The Apollo programme was an American dream made flesh, but British scientists and engineers played a vital role in its realisation, explains Colin Pillinger
The BBC must fulfil its potential to inform, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Plans to reduce The Open University's undergraduate science curriculum have been held up as evidence of a "second wave" of impact from the withdrawal of £100 million a year in funding for equivalen...
Scholars' institutional pessimism is undercut by their personal optimism. Hannah Fearn reports
Two senior directors have been appointed at the Scottish Funding Council. Laurence Howells will take on the position of senior director of learning, research and knowledge exchange, and Martin Fair...
A.W. Purdue reflects on Britain's abiding interest in the Continent's past
The Open University has launched a social networking website for natural history fans. Jonathan Silvertown, professor of ecology, said iSpot was aimed at anyone who had ever seen a bird, insect or ...
Science department’s internal document proposes shorter courses and changes to practical work. Hannah Fearn reports
With its part-time external tutors, Britain's largest university gives students the attention they need, says Derek Rowntree
As time goes by, I value increasingly the worth of subtle, reflective argument and applaud those rare occasions on which bombast disappears from the everyday round. I deem it an act of kindness in ...
UCU head to decry employers' 'subversion' and call for united front. Melanie Newman reports
A. W. Purdue finds a study of a neglected area of the 20th century complex and penetrating
Hannah Fearn reports on the hopes and fears raised at Times Higher's Employer Engagement conference
Jules Pretty unearths the roots of epic tales of life and death
Although there are differences evident between the UK and Holland ("From where I sit: low country, low standards", 23 April), Rod Aya's observations suggest a common set of social and cultural fact...
The intimate pedagogical relationship between students and academics sets UK universities apart from the rest of the world. But in an age of mass education and security concerns, the British way of...
Report says UK degree demands might be less onerous, too. Rebecca Attwood reports
The husband of an academic and broadcaster wants his late wife's legacy to live on by donating her extensive distance and lifelong learning library to a worthy higher education institution.
Hefce's criticism of Cambridge's governance is plain wrong, says Alan Ryan
An analysis of how higher education is responding to current challenges impresses Huw Morris
An analysis of how higher education is responding to current challenges impresses Huw Morris
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Peter Downes has been appointed acting principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Dundee. Professor Downes, vice-principal and head of the College of Life Sciences, will perform the role wh...
Millions are on offer for cross-subject complex-systems approaches to tackle urgent concerns. Neha Popat reports
Trevor Herbert enjoys this cultural history, but not necessarily in ways the author intended
The London School of Economics has recruited Niall Ferguson to a chair in international history. Professor Ferguson, an academic historian, journalist and television presenter, holds positions at H...
Sarah Cunnane offers a round-up of the mischievous stories circulating around the higher education sector on 1 April
Ministers regularly state their commitment to 'evidence-based' policy, but then seem to ignore academics. Rebecca Attwood asks if it is merely confusion over what constitutes evidence
Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Awards Tuesday 9 June 2009 London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London
Plagiarism expert finds his work published illegally on a website, writes Hannah Fearn
John Golby, a leading historian of popular culture, has died.
The Myth of American Exceptionalism by Godfrey Hodgson, associate fellow, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford. Yale University Press, £16.99, ISBN 9780300125702
Evolutionary psychology applies the tenets of Darwinism to human thought and action, with major implications for public policy. But critics say it presents untestable, headline-grabbing myths as fa...
Gerontologist Malcolm Johnson once opposed assisted dying, but he now believes that the terminally ill should be given a choice
Sense About Science pamphlet failed to list contributors' links with industry. Zoë Corbyn reports
As university user groups report to the minister, John Chisholm calls for more competition and more industry involvement. Hannah Fearn reports
Gregory Radick reviews a superlative study of the naturalist's principles
The evolution of academic work space, a key status symbol, is being investigated. John Gill reports
Students "have been sold a lie" by an "official conspiracy" that hoodwinks them into believing that all universities are the same, wrote columnist Decca Aitkenhead in The...
Your recent article about student experience fails to acknowledge one of the largest student groups in UK higher education, namely part-time students ("Happy to be here", 15 January).
The title might suggest another run through the crises and treaties between the wars as the cast changes from the plenipotentiaries at Versailles in their top hats to the great dictators and the ma...
1. Textbook on Land Law , Twelfth Edition by Judith Ann Mackenzie and Mary Phillips. Oxford University Press, £27.99. ISBN 9780199540990
Jocelyn Bell Burnell finds much truth in the stories about a taciturn physicist
Juggling family life and a career in science is a struggle for women, Elizabeth Whitelegg observes
Jonathan Breckon has joined the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as director of policy and public affairs. Having previously headed up the policy and public affairs team at the Royal Geo...
Gary Day on life after the Army, teenagers and technology, lost childhoods and 90 years of the RAF
Steve Edwards finds positives and negatives in the claim that photos are a key part of political culture
From nativity scenes to Apollo 8 and Beagle 2 , our eternal fascination with the heavens is never greater than at Christmas, recounts Colin Pillinger
An academic who initiated a radical new style of induction for students and a GP who has been influential in developing family medicine education are among those whose commitment to teaching excell...
Martin Bean is looking to use IT know-how gained at Microsoft to ensure the continued success of The Open University
A prizewinning historian began her academic career aged 40, and she's never looked back. Olga Wojtas reports
John Holford's article "There is a wider purpose for universities than 'serving the economy'" (13 November) rightly draws critical attention to the Government's compression of the definition of hig...
Jo Carby-Hall, a professor in the politics department at the University of Hull, has been awarded a Polish state honour for his report, "The Treatment of Polish and Other A8 Economic Migrants in th...
Anne Neville of the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds has been awarded a ten-year research chair in emerging technologies - the first of its kind to be given by the Royal ...
Sex is researched across many disciplines, but there are no certificated courses in sexology in the UK. Matthew Reisz considers some of the scientists who are focusing on sexual functioning and beh...
A.W. Purdue on ten years of adroit scholarship that helped to revitalise a discipline in Britain
1. Total English by J. J. Wilson and Antonia Clare. Pearson Education, £19.99. ISBN 9780582841710
Looking back on her lifelong love of teaching, Sally Brown believes that well-designed assessment is one of pedagogy's greatest tools
English universities face losing £77 million invested in Icelandic banks that collapsed last week, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Open University assignment based on plagiarised paper, says MSc student. Melanie Newman reports
UK scholars are slowly but surely heading into the blogosphere. Zoe Corbyn reports
Quentin Skinner will join Queen Mary, University of London, this month as Barber Beaumont professor of humanities. Professor Skinner, who has served as distinguished visiting professor at Queen Mar...
1 Road to Success: A Career Manual by Alexander R. Margulis Academic Press, £18.99 ISBN 9780123705878
Lecturers are falling behind students in the use of new technologies. John Gill reports
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The University of Cambridge's Keith Straughan has opted for a move away from the traditional higher education system in favour of working in the new University Centre in Milton Keynes (UCMK) - a co...
Your article about events surrounding The Open University's policy on the age of retirement of associate lecturers is misleading ("Disciplinary action taken after public airing of staff survey resu...
Glyn Redworth , a University of Manchester historian, has been appointed to the post of Queen Victoria Eugenia chair, in a year-long tenure beginning in September. The position, created through an ...
1. Time, Policy, Management: Governing with the Past by Christopher Pollitt Oxford University Press, £25.00 ISBN 9780199237722
The Open University has launched a channel on video website YouTube, offering more than 300 videos as part of the university's widening access drive. OULearn features two to three-minute clips take...
1. Time, Policy, Management: Governing with the Past by Christopher Pollitt Oxford University Press, £25.00 ISBN 9780199237722
Your article about events surrounding The Open University's policy on the age of retirement of associate lecturers is misleading ("Disciplinary action taken after public airing of staff survey resu...
The Open University has launched a channel on video website YouTube, offering more than 300 videos as part of the university's widening access drive. OULearn features two to three-minute clips take...
Glyn Redworth , a University of Manchester historian, has been appointed to the post of Queen Victoria Eugenia chair, in a year-long tenure beginning in September. The position, created through an ...
Sir Timothy O'Shea has been appointed chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee, the body that manages the universities' computer network, from January. Currently principal and vice-chancell...
A.W. Purdue on the high cost of the Armistice
A.W. Purdue on the high cost of the Armistice
Conference speech fuels OU row over compulsory retirement for lecturers, writes Melanie Newman
Conference speech fuels OU row over compulsory retirement for lecturers, writes Melanie Newman
Sir Timothy O'Shea has been appointed chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee, the body that manages the universities' computer network, from January. Currently principal and vice-chancell...
Drawing on four decades in computing, Sir Timothy O'Shea is intent on ensuring that Jisc keeps serving the whole sector
Small wonder that the success of Aimhigher is not evenly distributed ("Aimhigher's success unevenly distributed", 11 December), since levels of participation in higher education vary widely between...
For an academic, the anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-78) attracted a great deal of attention. She appeared on a US postage stamp, in cartoons, on TV, before Congress, in FBI files, in children's...
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