£75K to lead top secret institute
It started with an unexceptional advertisement buried in the job pages of The Times Higher two weeks ago. A closer inspection revealed something odd about the ad seeking to recruit academics for a...
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Medieval stone jigsaw keeps King's heads dry
The construction techniques that medieval masons used to create King's College Chapel in Cambridge, one of the most celebrated medieval buildings in Europe and an icon for higher education, have been...
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Student and staff stress increasing, study says
Stress at work is prompting increasing numbers of academics to seek counselling, according to a study by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. It suggests the number of higher...
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Just let me finish my homework
Just as we were beginning to believe that students, like much of the rest of the population, were apathetic and apolitical, along comes a "committed activist" as president of the National Union of...
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Science is in safe hands
Fears about the future of research in the Department of Health are likely to be calmed by the appointment of a strong successor to Sir John Pattison, the department's director of research, who is...
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Talkin' 'bout my generation
Who says academics aren't wild-living people with their fingers on the pulse? Neil Jackson, professor of architectural engineering at Leeds University, wrote to The Times to criticise a leader...
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Beardy boys are back in town
In a similar vein, Bee Gees Robin and Barry Gibb and their late brother Maurice will be awarded honorary degrees by Manchester University next week. If this is an attempt to shake off the stereotype...
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My revolting past
David Triesman recalls his days as an unwilling member of a terracotta cult and being expelled in 1968 - just before his finals Albert Sloman, Essex University's first vice-chancellor, may have...
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Why I ... believe PhD students should be paid to study
The following could be the job description for PhD positions, at least in communication, culture and media studies departments: "Three years of minimal social contact, a 70-hour working week, no...
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Scrooge tactics
The state must not scrounge off students to fund academia, insists Vincent Carpentier The political and academic controversies surrounding discussion of the higher education bill have centred on the...
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Dust off the welcome mat
Overseas students put higher education in a win-win situation, but they need support, says Caroline Browne Recent research forecasts that the number of overseas fee-paying students studying for UK...
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Today's news
Oxford hopefuls canvas for poetic licence Graduates of Oxford University go to the polls tomorrow to elect a professor of poetry - the most coveted post after poet laureate. Tomorrow's poll is the...
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German Government May Delay EU Council Vote on Software Patent Directive (Computer-Implemented Inventions)
Munich, 13 May 2004 Demo in Berlin reported to have changed German Government's mind in favor of Swpat critics Related Pages report on demo in German Heise news report (see translation below) Warning...
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Agenda of the Intermodal Questions and Networks, Monday, 17 May 2004
Brussels, 13 May 2004 Full text of Document 1946/04 1. GALILEO Council conclusions - Examination of the draft text = Doc. 9464/04 TRANS 194 MAR 78 AVIATION 108 RECH 90 CAB 29 2. GALILEO Proposal for...
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Results and Rapporteurs' Papers from The Europe of Knowledge 2020 Conference (link)
Brussels, 13 May 2004 Conference held 25-28 April 2004 - Liège, Belgium Page link DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html