Working in higher education is unlike any other job

By Richard Williams. Salary matters, as do pensions; but in some ways, the most important thing is the preservation of an open and flexible culture of work, says Professor Richard Williams. 
My father had a long and varied career in Higher Education. He was a professor of astrophysics, but also held a variety of managerial roles, inside and outside the university. It always seemed like a good life. He worked hard, no question: travelling, working some evenings and weekends. But it was fun. More...