Letter: In brief 1
Zazie Todd's article on possible biases in student feedback forms was thought-provoking, particularly given proposals to publish them ("Nice legs, shame about the teaching", THES , February 1). At...
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Letter: In brief 2
Terry Eagleton's appointment to a chair at the University of Manchester gives the Northwest a little bit of Oxbridge chutzpah ("St Aldate's to Old Trafford", THES , January 18). If Eagleton was so...
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Letter: In brief 3
Your article on reading ability refers to UK readers who rank in the top five (For the record, THES , February 1). But your chart refers only to England. I wonder how many English readers spotted...
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Letter: The RAE rat race 1
The idea that centres of excellence for research will also be centres of excellence for teaching is misconceived (Letters, THES , February 1). Academics who are brilliant researchers, teachers and...
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Letter: The RAE rat race 2
All the hype over the research assessment exercise puts me in mind of two men watching an uphill cycle race with the participants sweating and straining, their eyes bulging. The first man asks his...
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Letter: The RAE rat race 3
The decision to allocate only £20 million to 3a units has little basis in quality. At least two-thirds of the members of any 3a unit carry out research of national excellence, compared with 4-rated...
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Letter: The RAE rat race 4
Might I add two RAE categories to the vice-chancellor of Poppleton University's list (Laurie Taylor, THES , February 1)? "Almost as research active as the others, but we didn't want to take the risk...
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Letter: Beware stereotypes 1
What is meant by "ethnic" background in describing "motivated" students (Analysis, THES , February 1)? Each of us belongs to a particular racial, national, religious and cultural background. If "...
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Letter: Beware stereotypes 2
The negative racial stereotype in the cartoon that accompanied the article "30% dropout rate dismays Australians" ( THES , January 25) shows your antenna for institutional racism were not plugged in...
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Letter: Lesbians? Who cares?
Michael Heseltine can doubtless speak for himself, but I am sure that he would be surprised that he has supported our campaign for a statue of Sylvia Pankhurst to be erected outside the Palace of...
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The transplant of tissues and cells: Background and current situation
Brussels, 06 February 2002 Ministerial Seminar on “Therapeutic uses of human tissue and cells in the EU” (6-8 February - Málaga) In 1881, for the first time, a fragment of bone from a human cadaver...
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English Nature calls on Commission to 'think twice' about GM oilseed rape
Brussels, 06 February 2002 A representative of the UK government agency English Nature has called on the European Commission to 'think twice' before authorising the use of genetically modified (GM)...
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EURAB member calls for united research community and a European R&D agency
Brussels, 06 February 2002 Rolf Tarrach, President of the Spanish Council for scientific research and member of the European research advisory board (EURAB), has called for EU academic qualifications...
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Enforcement of BSE controls: Commissioner Byrne answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 6 February 2002 Verbatim report for 5 February, Part 2 Byrne, Commission. - Madam President, I am very encouraged by the recommendations in Mr Olsson's report and his support for the...
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OPET events to focus on sustainable energy development
Brussels, 06 February 2002 The Organisation for the promotion of energy technologies (OPET) of Bavaria-Austria will host two seminars on 7 and 8 March as part of World Energy Days 2002. The first...