Official criteria
It is indeed salutary to learn in "UK-style RAE taken on by Italy" (April 13) that officials will be barred from holding a post in a university or research institute. But to be able to "reward only...
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Research executive
The verb that describes what postdocs do (besides assisting a lot of teaching) is "to execute research" (Opinions, April 20). In grant proposals, the academic staff who will be paid to do the work...
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Plagiarism policy
Will the Minister for 糖心Vlog ever take his head out of the sand? Bill Rammell's response to the increasing numbers of international students faced with plagiarism charges is wholly...
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Leader: Cautionary tale of two workforces
Bournemouth University's contract with new staff is scarcely a tyrant's charter. But removing study leave and potentially making staff do more than 18 hours a week of teaching mean that Bournemouth...
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Leader: A title worth aspiring to
As elite clubs go, the British professoriate has never lacked exclusivity. But news that the number has grown in absolute terms and as a proportion of total academic staff should not be seen as a...
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Research Grants
Deadline: 25/08/2007
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Long-term fellowships
Deadline: 15/08/2007
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Small grants
Deadline: 31/08/2007
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Laboratory Refurbishment Scheme
Deadline: 24/05/2007
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Pilot Project Program
Deadline: 01/08/2007
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Overseas Conference Grants
Deadline: 15/08/2007
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Medical Humanities University Awards
Deadline: 01/08/2007
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New tests will probe employee suitability
Academics seeking promotion could soon be vetted for personality traits as well as experience. Phil Baty reports Academics could be subjected to controversial "personality testing" before being...
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An orgy of rude words defeats web police
"Orgy", "fetish", "nude" and "erotic" are among the words featuring in internet addresses visited by staff and students at Strathclyde University, writes Phil Baty. But rather than reflecting a...
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Nurse teachers face axe after health budget rejig
University staff are paying the price for decisions by strategic health authorities to cut investment in training and divert cash elsewhere. Melanie Newman reports Universities are being forced to...