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The April 26 THES Diary report on the comments by the Sir John Cass foundation concerning its having been insufficiently consulted over London Guildhall University's merger with the University of...
The April 26 THES Diary report on the comments by the Sir John Cass foundation concerning its having been insufficiently consulted over London Guildhall University's merger with the University of...
In the feature about identity and devolution in Britain, (Features, THES , May 3) England is referred to as "the little bit of the UK we tend to forget". But concerning devolution, it is Cornwall...
I notice a strong resemblance between the cartoon at the head of Laurie Taylor's column and the photograph on the same page of the statue in Bristol University's Goldney Hall Gardens ( THES , May 3...
The pushing and pulling required to present artistic activity as research in order to tap into research assessment exercise funding has been described as risible ("Creativity czar should consider...
Laurie Taylor's "litany in honour of the RAE" ( THES , May 3) intones: "And to those who now live comfortably in a 5* department." Come, come Laurie. It's not so far from Poppleton to Bradford, where...
You reported that government officials had "assured" heads of medical schools that they did not face another round of expansion ("Medical school expansion ruled out", THES , April 26). Our members...
Must we be so coy about the connection between bums on seats and dumbing down ("They sign on, turn up but fail to tune in", THES , May 3)? Of course these are facts of modern academic life: that many...
As I read your leading article ("Time to address postcode route to information", THES , May 3) condemning the use of postcodes as a means of deciding who should and should not be offered a university...
A "golden hello" should be extended to those embarking on higher education qualifications in mathematics, engineering, chemistry and physics. Academic salaries are low, but they are not the primary...
Telephone calls are being used to raise money from successful past students - THES, May 3 . Mrs Stanhope speaking. Good evening. Sorry to bother you, but is Nobby around? Mr Norbert Stanhope? Of...
Law is most popular course Law this year received the most applications from students at 74,617, followed by computer science (68,557) and psychology (66,919), in the third instalment of the four-...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 In reaching its common position, the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Development, a five-year scheme with planned funding of €17.5bn, Council took on board...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 The launch event for a pioneering pan-European interdisciplinary scientific conference, due to take place in 2004, will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on 17 May. The 2004 event...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 The G10 medicines group, established in March 2001 to look at ways of encouraging innovation and competitiveness in the EU pharmaceutical industry, presented its final report to...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 This document is being widely circulated in order to generate an open discussion on the provisions for supporting research infrastructures in the Specific Programme on...