Letter: In brief (2)
News that the London School of Economics and Imperial College are collaborating ("LSE to achieve clout via alliance", THES, July 20) is a bit like the romance between Helen and Paul on Big Brother ....
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Letter: In brief (3)
Ann Oakley gives a clue as to why the life of a university lecturer has become so miserable (Soapbox, THES , July 20). Educationists are remorselessly turning education into centralised processing...
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Letter: In brief (4)
Brenda Gourley's appointment at the Open University (News, THES , July 20) prompts me to ask if this is the first time a vice-chancellor's name has included the acronym of their institution? Peter...
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Business versus the Bible
Fundamentalist Christians want it stopped; scientists believe it could save millions of lives and be worth billions of dollars. Stephen Phillips reports on the stem-cell dilemma facing President Bush...
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A theory unified by telescope and lab
In the second of our Big Science Questions, Sir Martin Rees ponders the origin of the universe, while Martin Ince juggles the pieces of a cosmic puzzle. In many cultures, the origin of the universe...
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Latest UK news
'Fragrant Mary' seeks solar solace Mary Archer today made her first public appearance since her husband was jailed, at a summer school on solar energy at the University of Strathclyde. Lady Archer, a...
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Latest international news
China releases jailed scholars Two United States-based scholars of Chinese origin, Gao Zhan and Qin Guangguang, have been released on medical grounds by China, 36 hours after they had been convicted...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph Paul Maxwell Robinson, a law librarian at University College London, was jailed for a year yesterday after a Swedish court found him guilty of violent rioting at the European Union...
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Latest international news
Nigerian delegation refused visas The 78-member Nigerian delegation to this week’s Education International congress is stranded in Johannesburg because the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa has...
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Latest UK news
Most trainee teachers are white females Universities have no chance of redressing gender or ethnic imbalances among trainee teachers because they have too little choice about who to take, according...
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From today's UK papers
Independent Thirty sites around Britain will be sown with genetically modified oilseed rape next month in the latest stage of the government's three-year experiment to measure the effect of...
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Latest international news
US colleges get £4.5m for summer study United States universities and colleges have received grants totalling £4.5 million for summer study programmes, curriculum development and research at...
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Latest UK news
Chief inspector criticises slip in training standards Training to prepare young people for the world of work is still not up to the job, according to David Sherlock, chief inspector of the...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph An inquiry into the involvement of private business in the delivery of health and education services is being launched by MPs. Stammering is caused by a physical fault in the brain...
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Latest UK news
Scotland plans £1m science promotion Wendy Alexander, Scotland’s enterprise and lifelong learning minister, has announced £1 million in funding for the Scottish Science Trust to promote the public...