Supertext: The textbook that changed my life
If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one sentence passed on to the next generations of creatures, what statement would contain the most information in the...
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A reference that should be sought
English lecturer Rob Pope, talks about the writing of his textbook, The English Studies Book . In the current climate for academics in higher education, the question of whether to write a textbook...
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Three years in the making of a useful text
Publisher Moira Taylor recalls the trials, tribulations and triumphs involved in the creation of The English Studies Book . Rob Pope was an obvious choice as a textbook author because of his...
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Rights of passage on ocean of words
Copyright law in the electronic age must reconcile the expectations of users and creators, writes John Davies. The laws of God, the laws of man, He may keep that will and can; Not I: let God and man...
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War worn
(Photograph) - Fashion students at Leeds College of Art and Design launch a new range of clothing whose design has been inspired by artefacts at the city's Royal Armouries Museum. Photograph by...
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Use of asbestos by the University of Bangor
* The Health and Safety Executive has launched a criminal inquiry into the alleged illegal use of asbestos by the University of Bangor's estates department.
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The return of Jewish studies
Moscow Subjects once banned from the Soviet university curriculum have been established in the heart of Russia's most famous university. The Jewish Studies Centre at Moscow State University's...
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Star Turn
An 18-kilo python with septicaemia? No problem for Edinburgh Zoo's veterinary surgeon Anna Meredith. Olga Wojtas met her Zaila Dunbar has an excellent bedside manner, picking up the patient and...
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Agony aunt
Q I am staring at a growing pile of exam scripts and wondering if there is any hope of marking them objectively.Any advice would be very welcome A Cliff Jones Director of continuing professional...
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ATL confronts college bullying problem
Bullying in colleges is on the increase, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said this week. The ATL has issued a guide for members who face bullying at work and set up a helpline on 08705 234...
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Correction
* Westhill College is planning to enter into a strategic alliance with the University of Birmingham, and is not merging with the University of Central England as reported in The THES last week. We...
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Pay fight threatens Labour proposal
Leaks of the imminent Bett report on university pay galvanise teachers' unions Lecturers are prepared to sink the government's plans to widen participation in higher education unless they get more...
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Damning TQA report for Wigan
Quality chiefs' fears that further education colleges are failing to provide adequate higher education courses have been exacerbated by a damning new teaching quality assessment, writes Phil Baty....
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Access bait fails to lure poor
Government attempts to widen participation by under-represented groups are failing following the phasing out of maintenance grants, according to an analysis by the Universities and Colleges...
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Blunkett confirms lifelong overhaul
* The post-16 education and training sector needs a new, single, national funding agency, education secretary David Blunkett has said. Speaking about ministers' fundamental review of lifelong...