What happens in the blog, stays in the blog
In light of the unmasking of Belle de Jour as a scientist, Petra Boynton, who blogs about sex and science, says institutions must balance privacy, scholarship and advocacy
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Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times
As insecurity increasingly defines work, Rosalind Gill glimpses the emerging global 'precariat'
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David Phillips Fellowships/Research Development Fellowships/Professorial Fellowships
Deadline: 16/11/2006
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Small research stars deploy RAE gains to shine brighter
The pockets of excellence picked out last year are putting their windfalls to good use, Zoe Corbyn finds
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Contractual errors 1
Elizabeth Barlow is indeed one of the lucky ones ("Life for PhD students is on the up", August 11). The Roberts review may have benefited researchers in the sciences and engineering and social...
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There's the rub...
A postgraduate student, a postdoc and a professor find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a genie emerges in a puff of smoke. The genie says: "I usually grant only three wishes, so I'll give each...
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Chemical bonding in the pool
Polly Arnold is happy to have traded MIT's 24-hour stress for Scottish teamwork. Olga Wojtas reports
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Long academic holidays 'a myth'
Many academics take only two weeks' holiday a year, according to a Loughborough University academic who says it is 15 years since he had more than a fortnight's leave. Russ Bowman, professor of...
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Who got that job?
Michael Willis, chemistry lecturer, Chemical Research Laboratory, department of chemistry, Oxford University. Job advertised in The Times Higher , June 16, 2006 After two weeks of unpacking and...
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PhDs fail to sell their skills to employers
Postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers are failing to make employers aware of their skills, according to analysis carried out by the UK Grad programme. UK Grad presented a new meta-analysis of...
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Cancer charity to partner research
Cancer Research UK is planning to fund a network of 20 research centres in British universities over the next two years, writes Melanie Newman. The centres will focus on research into the disease and...
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Academics fear PhD quality is slipping
Staff say that pressures to get more students through quickly are harming standards. Phil Baty reports
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Particle-perfect
James Stirling relishes his return to research as he anticipates the dawn of a new golden era of particle physics
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Sexing up the science
Journals want 'no ifs and buts' research, but Tim Birkhead wants honesty
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It's the faculty, stupid!
Officials must not forget that staff are responsible for a university's success, says Philip G. Altbach