A Christmas party organised by a university's human resources department had to be cancelled after the majority of departmental managers turned down their invitations.Following the flop, the HR...
UCU voices concern at the loss when the university is trying to make 6% savings. John Morgan writes
Tribunal rejects appeal and cites public interest as a reason for disclosure. Zoë Corbyn reports
This magnificent bird is Hazel the Harris hawk, who plays an important role at King's College London. The four-year-old raptor - pictured with her handler, Karl Robertson, in the quad at King's...
It was Professor Plum with the candlestick, says Gary Day, who is fascinated by a history of board games
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Books are essential tools of the scholarly trade, but Matthew Reisz meets some people whose relationship with texts goes beyond close reading
Cash-strapped American universities are being forced to question the role of their multimillion-dollar art collections, writes Jon Marcus
A VIP visit and a gentleman surgeon turned a hospital stay into a fond memory for Janine Spencer
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Effort to plug £40 million hole will involve cuts in studentships, fellowships and grants. Zoë Corbyn reports
Governors bow to pressure and resign, but final departures won’t occur until summer 2010. Rebecca Attwood reports
We live in an environment of too much information, and need to develop a more discerning intellectual palate
As the REF consultation winds up, Donald Braben looks back at previous attempts to exploit research. The results were mixed, because future performance in science and technology is virtually...
The burden of trying to generate enthusiasm and work is suffocating me