Unhealthy attachment to work
Higher education minister Alan Johnson was last week promised a state funeral if he dropped dead while voting for foundation hospitals within the Palace of Westminster. On the day of the foundation...
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Beeped off with voicemail
Technicians at Warwick University may find themselves left off Germaine Greer's Christmas card list this year. Callers to her office are greeted by a terse voicemail message from the professor of...
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From the campus to the catwalk
Brown jackets, that sartorial staple of campuses the length and breadth of the British Isles, are the must-have fashion item for men this season, The Times announced last week. Its fashion writer...
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A tree-mendous stink
Christmas trees on a university campus in the US will be sprayed with the scent produced by skunks to deter thieves. The University of Minnesota plans to spray between 400 and 500 pine trees with...
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Don's diary: Notes on a natural high
Thursday How do you get 120 students out of bed and on to a freezing-cold bus station at 6.30am? Promise them a fun-filled weekend in Holland. I call a register but they're all here and already in...
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Why I ...believe universities should be more like businesses
Universities are in trouble - financially, organisationally and strategically - with enormous growth in scale, big uncertainties about future revenues, too many claims on limited resources,...
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AUT needs to rethink
Don't scupper the pay offer, says Unison's Christina McAnea. Support staff deserve recognition From official government publications to newspaper reports, universities are portrayed as run by hard-...
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Don't penalise the virtuous
A national bursary scheme is the fairest way to widen access, argues Michael Thorne For a government often accused of pandering to Middle England, the introduction of top-up fees is a brave step. The...
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Beware the trickster god of undead emails
A little restraint may just save your bacon when it comes to corresponding electronically, advises Valerie Atkinson There is never a good day to bury bad emails. And, apparently, never a good way...
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Jobwatch: arts repertoire expands
Loughborough's School of Art and Design wants to signal it is "on the way up", while Exeter's School of Performing Arts hopes new staff will raise its research assessment exercise rating. Pat Leon...
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Who got that job?
Ben Knights, 56 Director LTSN English Subject Centre Royal Holloway University of London Job advertised in The THES , February 26 2003 Since August, Ben Knights has been commuting weekly from the...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Suzanne Zeedyk Age: 40 Job: Senior lecturer in developmental psychology, University of Dundee. Salary: £36,712...
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The inside story on bias, bribes and seduction
An unglamorous stint on an exam committee led Steve Newstead to undertake research into cheating and marking It was every researcher's nightmare: being asked to chair a working party to revise my...
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The earth moves for UK scientists
The ground beneath your feet may seem solid enough, but a new map created by a team of geophysicists reveals how parts of the British Isles "bounce" by up to 10cm twice a day. Preliminary results...
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AUT opposes post- A level application
Lecturers' leaders have rejected calls for school-leavers to be allowed to apply for university after they have received their A-level results. Two weeks after Universities UK cast doubt on proposals...