Dim view of night lights
Dundee University has had to explain itself to a class of primary schoolchildren after ten-year-old Fergus Davidson wrote to principal Sir Alan Langlands complaining about the lights being on at...
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Talking chance
Keele University might be accused of something similar when one of its students attempts a "lecturethon" for Comic Relief next week. Christian Gerstner, a PhD student and sociology module leader, is...
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We can't safeguard heritage all alone
The closure of the British School in Iraq threatens the survival of the country's archaeological treasures, argues Lamia al-Gailani Werr. In 2000, archaeologists attending a symposium overheard two...
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There's nothing dismal about this science...
Economists have much to offer society, but they have to work harder to show the public their value, says Diane Coyle. Would you agree with the following statement? "(Economists) should take credit...
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Shed prejudice at passport control
Waiting at the airport to be allowed to enter the US, Kevin Fong discovers that there is someone guilty of cultural stereotyping... George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston. The passport control...
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Has someone got their eye on you?
Peer observation is not judging the quality of a lecturer, says Harriet Swain. It is about developing and sharing teaching methods and styles that will benefit both the observer and the observed....
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Healthy eating, unhealthy decor
Name : Heather Hartwell. Age: 50. Job: Senior lecturer with responsibility for nutrition and food safety in the School of Services and Hospitality Management, Bournemouth University. Salary : About ?...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'I am employed as a research assistant and my contract runs out at the end of September...
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Drive to complete telecoms network
Swansea University's year-old ?30 million Institute of Telecommunications has begun a final push to get key staff in place and to put its ambitious research plans into full swing, writes Tony Tysome...
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Who got that cash?
A "happy accident" led a consortium of six institutions to win ?3.5 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to help Britain prepare for the London Olympics. Stephen Hailes...
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Gloom lifts for science
Physics and chemistry are making a comeback with a growth in student demand. Tony Tysome reports. Scientific subject heads have forecast a bright outlook for academics seeking jobs in physics and...
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Market in HE a threat
Universities worldwide are losing sight of their “social, cultural and intellectual objectives” as commercial forces turn them into simple producers of “commodities”, according to a new report,...
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Today's news
Sally Hunt wins UCU election Sally Hunt has been elected the first general secretary of the University and College Union, it was announced today. Ms Hunt was the former head of the Association of...
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an autobiographical work: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. In the month of...