Strike balance on quality checks 2
You will not publish a more important article on the future of British higher education than Michael Loughlin's piece on the takeover of universities by management "science". I agree with his two...
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Hope in history
Ian McDonald encapsulates as many ambiguities as the Indian nation ("A nation on the brink?", THES , March 22). While the side-heading said "groups of young men could be relied on to kill their...
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Truth isn't out there 1
Calls for a legal ban on teaching certain ideas are often countered on the grounds that this is an admission of the paucity of effective rational counter-arguments. ("Why I believe debating science...
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Truth isn't out there 2
Besides formal courses in evolutionary biology, studies in archaeology provide a salutary perspective on creationism. In The Idea of Prehistory , Glyn Daniel points out that in the 17th century, the...
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Truth isn't out there 3
While asserting editorially that "postmodern relativism" helps creationism (Leader, THES , March 22) you also give space to Jonathan Ree saying that dogmatism about science hampers those who oppose...
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The Laurie Taylor column
The vice-chancellor will see you now, Professor Lapping. Thank you. Ah, there you are. Grab a pew. Now, look here, Copping. I understand you recently attended a lunch given by the Poppleton Rotary...
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Leader: Clear thinking at the top can curb 'initiative-itis'
Signs of hope at the heart of the Labour Party: higher education's old friends, David Triesman and Charles Clarke are planning some lateral thinking about the big trends in society, the impact of...
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EMBO calls for action to redress gender balance in life sciences
Brussels, 03 April 2002 The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) has issued a position paper calling for action to ensure equal treatment of men and women in life sciences research. The...
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Conference to discuss automation within new global scenarios
Brussels, 03 April 2002 'Automation within new global scenarios' is the title of a conference planned for 19 to 20 November 2002, to be held in Milan, Italy, where researchers, representatives from...
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Research visits to London's Natural History Museum
Brussels, 03 April 2002 The Natural History Museum in London, the UK, has announced a call for applications under the SYS-RESOURCE project of the 'Access to research infrastructures' action. SYS-...
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French researchers produce cloned rabbits
Brussels, 03 April 2002 The creation of cloned rabbits has been reported by scientists working at France's Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA). Writing in the journal Nature...
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Ombudsman finds Commission's slow response to euro-yen exchange rate losses suffered by a Japan-based research fellow to be maladministration
Strasbourg, 3 April 2002 Decision of the European Ombudsman on complaint 1100/2001/GG against the European Commission. Strasbourg, 5 March 2002. Text Complaint against the European Commission...
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EP Briefing: EU role in international training - draft resolution
Brussels, 03 April 2002 The Committee for Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport, will put before the House, a draft resolution on the Communication from the Commission on the strengthening...
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EP Briefing: Research agreement with Malta
Brussels, 03 April 2002 The House will vote on a proposal to allow Malta to participate in the 5th research framework programme. Carlos WESTENDORP Y CABEZA (PES, E) Report without debate on...
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