It's time to drop the dead parrot 1
Frank Furedi's hearty defence of "diverse" assessment strategies is a timely wake-up call (Why I..., THES , July 5) and reminiscent of the protestations of the pet "boutique" proprietor in the famous...
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It's time to drop the dead parrot 2
Trust Frank Furedi to defend arbitrary and obscure academic procedures in exam marking. From his free-market position, you pays your money and takes your choice. We can expect his endorsement of top-...
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It's time to drop the dead parrot 3
Frank Furedi complains of centralised bureaucracy in assessment and argues that lecturers should be allowed more autonomy. What he really wants is a return to the pre-Robbins days when dons did...
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It's time to drop the dead parrot 4
You report that one academic thought an essay was first class while three others graded the work as third class. You could as well say that 96 of the 100 graded that essay as a second, the mark...
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It's time to drop the dead parrot 5
The marking system is a mess. As a mature student, I find that marking differs not only between faculties but also within departments. I have fallen foul of this and have complained. This complaint,...
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Laurie Taylor column
Vice-chancellors plan to charter special first-class train carriages to convey them to their annual residential meeting in Aberystwyth - THES , July 5. ACADEMIC INNOVATIONS PLC We are pleased to...
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Leader: Paper points to action on fees and funding
An autumn white paper is a sensible way to address the interlinked problems of student support and higher education funding. Why ministers ever thought they could be resolved separately is a mystery...
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Leader: Science journals get caught in the rush to publish
The ingredients of the timebomb threatening Bell Labs and the journals that published its disputed findings on novel materials include scientists under pressure for results, published preferably in a...
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Is the Universe older than expected?
Paris, 10 July 2002 An analysis of 13.5 thousand million-year-old X-rays, captured by ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, has shown that either the Universe may be older than astronomers had thought or that...
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Report on the proposed regulation on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture
Brussels, 10 July 2002 FINAL A5-0252/2002 25 June 2002 REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in...
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Final FP6 decision document now available on CORDIS
Brussels, 10 July 2002 The document of the decision of the European Parliament and Council on the Sixth Framework programme is now available on CORDIS in its RTD2002 section. The decision, which was...
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Commission calls for tenders on forest protection
Brussels, 10 July 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for a study on forest protection. The contracting party will be assigned the following tasks with regard to...
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Commission, industry commit to the long, hard job of reducing animal experimentation
Brussels, 10 July 2002 At a conference in Brussels on 9 July, both the Commission and industry agreed on the need to reduce animal experimentation by introducing alternative testing methods, and both...
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Relationship between industry and science needs modernising - report
Brussels, 10 July 2002 While the relationship between science and industry is undergoing change, many countries still need to modernise it to adapt to changed circumstances. This is one of the...
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Update: 12:15
MPs criticise quality of school science School science must be revamped to become more appealing, MPs said today. The Commons' select committee on science and technology criticised the teaching of...