Major Research Fellowships
Deadline: 04/05/2007
Deadline: 04/05/2007
Deadline: 03/05/2007
Deadline: 05/06/2007
Student misconduct and incivility can make campus life a misery. We must all help halt it, says Deborah Lee "Students have walked past the front of my house shouting at me.. I don't like the idea of...
Do you fancy an Ann Summers party, in term time, with a little help from the taxpayer? Dream on, obviously, for the men; but for the rest of us, it seems, you just need to pick the right university....
When a biologist cannot describe the differences between a snake and an earthworm, we know we're in trouble, warns Ken Bowler There is an old joke among zoologists that today's universities produce...
John Hood, vice-chancellor of Oxford University, is a contender for Sir Richard Sykes's Imperial crown, Peep hears. Sir Richard is set to leave Imperial College London in summer 2008, and the...
Universities are forever lamenting the lack of funding for higher education, and most are trying to emulate the US model of tapping their alumni. Some have enlisted the services of a Nottingham-based...
A Romanian philosophy lecturer has been told by his bosses to remove nude pictures of his wife and himself that could be viewed by clicking a link on Bucharest University's web page. Gheorghe...
New legislation turns suspicion into law and corrodes trust in academics to nurture and teach the young, says James Panton A mounting burden of regulation has strained the relationship between...
The work of Jean Baudrillard will continue to disturb the tranquil waters of modern sociology, says John Armitage "He who knows how to breathe the air of my writings knows that it is an air of the...
Today's exam culture in schools is breeding a competitive, unhappy, unhealthy and narrowly educated generation, Maria Misra claims Most people will have been shocked by the findings of the recent...
Even if your university is unlikely to produce a potential medal-winning athlete, there are plenty of opportunities for institutions and their students to get involved in the London Olympics, says...
Name : Carl Senior Age : 35 J ob : Lecturer in cognitive neuroscience, Aston University. Salary : Not enough. Education/ background : BSc (Hons) in cognitive science from Westminster University, MSc...
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'What should happen when the principal, and sole, investigator on a research grant goes...