Wronged zoologist demands public apology
One of Britain's leading scientists faces legal action from a colleague after an Oxford University internal inquiry ruled that he could resume his duties. Roy Anderson, Linacre professor of zoology,...
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Derby v-c backtracks to offer increased pay
Derby University's vice-chancellor Roger Waterhouse has promised to raise lecturers' pay in the face of a threatened vote of no confidence and industrial action. Professor Waterhouse told The THES...
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Increased burdens mean academic pay must rise, says Natfhe
Academic pay must increase by 30 per cent, according to claims presented to employers this week. Lecturers' union Natfhe has called for an immediate 10 per cent pay rise for members in the new...
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Sex with 700 students
Manuel Lopez Dona's quick humour and vast knowledge make his sexology course a huge draw and him a media star. Paul Rigg reports On a hot, sunny day in Cadiz in February, the students could easily...
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Star Turn
With space toys that look like something from the Early-Learning Centre, Surrey University is rivalling Nasa. Pat Leon meets the man putting Surrey into orbit A youngish man clutching a metal...
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Method is more than the sum of its parts
Nigel Steele recalls a guru who calculated a route to learning success Everyone remembers a good teacher. If you asked a meeting of the institutes of electrical or mechanical engineers how many...
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Part-time access is vital
Universities and colleges should use private money to provide part-time courses for students from lower socioeconomic groups, say lawyers at the Southampton Institute. David Bailey, who conducted a...
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First impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a philosopher-novelist set in a religious community: " Dora Greenfield left her huband...
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The inner eye of Two Cultures
Noise - Inner Vision
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The lone ranger lost in worldly thoughts
World Philosophies
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Guide out of the waste land
Building Jerusalem
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Big picture seen from Birmingham
The Fifth Dimension
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Minds that are free to doubt
On Trust
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A manual of model behaviour
Models as Mediators