It's all about them
The universities that do well in 探花视频's Student Experience poll put students first, but as Rebecca Attwood learns, there is more than one way to do that
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Bottom line: universities are still not completely engaged
Hannah Fearn reports on the hopes and fears raised at Times Higher's Employer Engagement conference"They face each other across the divide rather like young lovers, with a mixture of fascination and...
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From where I sit - Collaboration can be win-win
Tuberculosis has re-emerged as a serious health problem. Unless significant steps are taken to raise awareness and align prevention strategies across Europe, all the progress made in controlling the...
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaPerformance 'compact' unveiledThe Australian Government is to tie teaching and research performance to negotiated "compact agreements" with universities in an effort to encourage distinct...
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Funding fallout creates wide smiles and gnashing of teeth
To the RAE victors, the spoils, but institutions that saw their funding slashed last week in the allocations for 2009-10 are counting the costs. 探花视频 staff report
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Mandelson’s mission to build knowledge and creativity
Setting out his stall as head of the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, government First Secretary Lord Mandelson answers a series of written questions put to him by Times Higher...
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Get happy, and get on with it
Projects to boost staff wellbeing are all the rage, but some people wonder if the interest in workers' psychological health belies a rather less altruistic agenda. Melanie Newman reports
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The future's bright for universities ... if they reinvent themselves
Mike Boxall argues that we must forget the certainties of the past if we are to make the most of the opportunities of the future
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We don't want a return to disputes, so join us at the negotiating table
Sally Hunt says the UCU will do what it takes to get an equitable pay agreement with employers, if only they will come round and talk
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Ucea gives deadline for opting out of pay talks
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (Ucea) has asked institutions to decide by the end of March whether or not they are going to take part in national bargaining on academics' pay....
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Media/Cultural/Gender Studies roundup
Key Concepts in Public RelationsAuthors: Bob Franklin, Mike Hogan, Quentin Langley, Nick Mosdell, Eliot PillEdition: First Publisher: SagePages: 2Price: ?19.99ISBN: 9781412923194This text aims to...
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University scholarships signal ‘new era’ in Anglo-Iraqi relations
In London, Prime Minister Maliki unveils a raft of initiatives to strengthen ties with the UK higher education sector, while in Basra, British forces withdraw. John Gill reports
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Plan eyes incentives to help the economy
Mandelson's talk of sector raising skills in key economic areas worries leaders. John Gill reports
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The war within
James T. Crouse finds himself in emotional conflict at Gettysburg, experiencing sadness at the loss suffered by the South, but relief that the outcome was the beginning of an end to slavery
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Appointments
Rosalind Foskett has taken up her new role as deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Worcester. Dr Foskett previously led work on widening participation, curriculum development, work-based...