Standards response
In response to Liz Allen's opinion article on the professional standards framework (May 12) to meet the principles of flexibility, breadth and inclusiveness that people throughout the sector wanted,...
In response to Liz Allen's opinion article on the professional standards framework (May 12) to meet the principles of flexibility, breadth and inclusiveness that people throughout the sector wanted,...
I am incensed by Sussex vice-chancellor Alasdair Smith's comments on the extraordinary meeting of senate to discuss the plan devised by the School of Life Sciences (LifeSci) to maintain a viable and...
I am pleased that Sussex University decided not to axe chemistry. But I am puzzled that "the decision-making process was difficult". The Science and Technology Policy Research Unit is an attached...
Academic freedom is meaningless unless it means that academics can express unpopular views without the slightest fear of institutional reprisal. The action being taken by Leeds University against...
Even if Frank Ellis "caused widespread outrage" this does not mean that his views lack merit. There is no link between the worth of an opinion and any resulting outrage (or praise). Is the Unite...
So the bell has tolled on "the leather-jacketed pseudo-proletarian lecturer" ("Up the (fiercely staid) workers!", May 19). What deluded romantics they were, not a smart suit or a share portfolio...
At the World Cup in June, lecturer Geoff Pearson is bound to be caught up in any unrest. Huw Richards explains Geoff Pearson already knows exactly what he'll be doing on his 32nd birthday on June 20...
What do parents have to say about the lecturers' pay dispute? Quite a lot now that they are paying for their offspring's education, says Harriet Swain Amid student protests, union defiance and...
Extreme weather is becoming increasingly common, and, if humans are to survive, they must adapt to climte change. Becky McCall explains During the first 20 days of August 2003, 14,802 people died in...
As the Government begins a review of how Islam is taught, Michael Mumisa says students must be free to reinterpret classic texts in a way that goes beyond political correctness Bill Rammell, the...
New Orleans is fighting to get back on its feet after Hurricane Katrina, reports Helen Taylor Driving into New Orleans, one of the first things you notice are signs for the four Rs: "Recover, Rebuild...
Deadline: 27/10/2006
Brussels, 24 May 2006 ITER, a project to demonstrate the potential of fusion as an energy source, will be the world’s biggest scientific collaboration of its kind and involve countries representing...
Brussels, 24 May 2006 ITER, a project to demonstrate the potential of fusion as an energy source, will be the world’s biggest scientific collaboration of its kind and involve countries...
Brussels, 24 May 2006 Tuesday 30th May In February 2004, the European Commission adopted an action plan, (2004-2008) on Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security. The plan outlines steps...