Locked in the ivory tower
Increased pressure to perform within universities is forcing academics to disengage from the public arena, argues Sheila Rowbotham I entered academia late in life to discover my colleagues struggling...
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A question of morality
Graham Zellick urges the government not to ask people about their religion in the next census In the next national census - a form of state prying that has been accepted for over a century and that...
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How to write a resume
A good resume is about self-promotion, but unlike the traditional CV, it is about raising questions rather than trying to answer them ? Occasionally you will see a job advertisement asking for a...
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A firm offer that's a stone's throw away
For universities searching for business opportunities, the next offer could be just around the corner, writes Alison Goddard To forge links with small firms, universities should target businesses in...
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Joining up for the genome
If Genome Valley is to ever become a reality, academia, industry and government must form a coherent strategy, say George Poste and Robin Fears A recent THES editorial (January 15) focused on the...
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A personable organiser
From university reseacher to electronics entrepreneur, David Potter talks to Alison Goddard about the making of the Psion king I never really intended to be an academic in the long run," says David...
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Outlook - good but changeable
In the last in a series of profiles of research councils, Julia Hinde reports that climate science must develop its spin-off potential As the 20th century draws to a close there is a growing...
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Developing a million-pound drug habitat
Snakebites, male contraception and malaria are all on the agenda at Strathclyde University's purpose-built drugs unit, reports Olga Wojtas Although dug researchers at Strathclyde University have...
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Colleges to lead by example
The best further education colleges could be commissioned to take over the management of failing colleges under a new interventionist standards drive. Launching the initiative, lifelong learning...
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Reinstated staff may sue Leeds over arrest
Three employees of Leeds Metropolitan University who were suspended late last year after being arrested on suspicion of drug dealing, returned to work this week. But the staff, two cleaners and a...
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Report questions dyslexic claims
Dyslexic students at some universities are going without the support they are entitled to, while able students at other universities may be fraudulently claiming allowances, according to a report due...
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Fast-living staff spark inquiry into college finances
The Modern University, one of Portugal's best-known private universities, is under investigation for alleged financial irregularities. The judicial police, Portugal's public prosecution service, is...
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Flighty tales from the past
The Mistaken Extinction - Taking Wing
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Harnessing pixel power
Television Under the Tories
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A Hungarian ET
Arthur Koestler