Letter: No letters for BA folk
Readers who spotted the item on the BA consulting its members about the introduction of post-nominals (Diary, THES , July 6) might like to know the outcome. Members who voted were fairly evenly...
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Letter: Bradford bravery
It is a matter of concern to see the theory developing that the violence and rioting in Bradford were caused by anti-racist demonstrators who attended a peaceful rally in Centenary Square. This rally...
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Letter: Primary sources
Call it dumbing-up if you like. English finalists at Cambridge were asked this year to discuss the following question: Tragedy/ When the feeling's gone and you can't go on/ It's tragedy/ When you...
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Leader: Public v. private feud will stifle new partnerships
On Monday, at the Royal Free Hospital in London, the prime minister tried to get the debate about public-private partnerships onto the rails. On Tuesday, he (or transport minister Stephen Byers in...
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Letter: Shelf service
David Wells praises the British Library's achievements during the past 250 years, but fails to appreciate that we have not bought foreign language material comprehensively for almost 100 years (...
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Letter: RAE old boys' club?
The articles on the research assessment exercise submissions ("Union: RAE lies skew funding", THES , June 1; "Staff lose out in bids for RAE cash" THES , July 6) rightly highlight potential anomalies...
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Correction
In 'Enticing the public with a private plan' ( THES July 13), it was stated that Capella University is seeking accreditation and that it had recently made a deal with General Motors. Capella is in...
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Prized rubble of emperors and sultans
One of the world's most important Roman sites is in danger of succumbing to years of neglect. Sylvia Smith reports on the project to save Volubilis and excavate its Islamic successor Spectacularly...
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Each year, three diseases kill 5.4 million people worldwide
As epidemics ravage the third world, Fabià Gumbau-Brisa reports on the issues facing this week's G8 summit. Each year, just three diseases kill 5.4 million people worldwide. Malaria kills at least 1...
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When patients can't afford the drugs, but drug companies can't cut their prices, who should foot the bill?
"The pharmaceuticals world, once I entered it, got me by the throat and wouldn't let me go. It had everything: the hopes and dreams we have of it; its vast, partly realised potential for good; and...
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Can't all sell dead sharks for a living
Perhaps 200 British artists live by their work alone. But there are alternatives to starvation in a garret for the latest art graduates. Helen Hague reports Even before the Royal College of Art's...
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The drink-drive generation
A report suggests that the baby-boomers might have trouble growing old gracefully. Olga Wojtas reports. Europe is facing dramatic social and economic changes as the population ages. The World Health...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Huntingdon Life Sciences has received the go-ahead from the Financial Services Authority to set up a rarely used shareholding structure to protect investors from animal rights...
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Latest UK news
£2.35m spent on selling new degree The government today launched a £2.35 million advertising campaign to sell foundation degrees to the public and employers. The multimedia campaign will use the...
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Latest international news
Canadian project will link technology research Canada’s Foundation for Innovation is to invest C$15.9 million (£7 million) in a project led by Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, to develop a...