Parents and pressure 1
In "Hey, Prof, my dad wants to see you" and the leader "Parents must keep out" (June 24) you write about demanding parents. I teach a lot of international students who are away from home for the...
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Truth behind figures 1
It was disappointing to see in your article "Onward march of the no-research regiment" (June 24) that comments by our deputy vice-chancellor, Jeff Lucas, were taken entirely out of context. Bradford...
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Truth behind figures 2
The articles "20 per cent of staff now just teach" and "Onward march of the no-research regiment" (June 24) are extremely misleading. The figures reflect only a small number of staff on teaching-only...
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Thread of evidence
In Was the Bayeux Tapestry made in France? ("This will really needle les Anglais", June 17), George Beech calls for DNA analysis of bacteria lodged in the threads to determine the place of origin of...
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Wonky tables?
Your article "Bringing meaning to the tables" (June 10) notes the scepticism that newspaper league tables attract in academia. Readers may be interested to learn about The Sunday Times ' method of...
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In a better state
In quoting the modern languages application statistics for Oxford University ("A sorry state of affairs", June 10), the fact that many students apply for joint courses, combining a language with...
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Out of Africa
On the eve of the G8 summit, Karen MacGregor considers the exodus of a continent's brightest In 1979, six African scholarship students met at Oxford University. A South African medical doctor, a...
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'Absent without leave'
Washington Ochieng, reader in geomatics and transport telematics at Imperial College London, says that returning to his homeland of Kenya is not an option. The technology and funding he needs for his...
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Does this man look like a threat?
It took seven hours to wreck Kenneth Good's life, compromise his university's autonomy and expose Botswana's democratic myth. But he still drinks to a bright future At about midday on May 31, I was...
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Clubbing cavemen really rock
Were the caves of Europe once alive with the sound of music? Steven Mithen goes in search of singing Neanderthals A group of Neanderthals sit outside a cave early one morning about 50,000 years ago....
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Muggles board for Reading at platform 9
A conference on Harry Potter will have fans waxing lyrical. But not all share their enthusiasm, says Harriet Swain How far does the muggle world overlap with the wizarding world? What can wizards do...
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Proposed Council Decision concerning the placing on the market of a maize product (Zea mays L., line 1507) genetically modified for resistance to certain lepidopteran pests and for tolerance to the he
Brussels, 29 Jun 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of a maize product (...
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EU accedes to International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Brussels, 29 Jun 2005 The EU today became a full member of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) by depositing the instruments of accession at the General...
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Commission report Life Sciences And Biotechnology A Strategy for Europe: Third Progress Report and Future Orientations (link)
Brussels, 29 Jun 2005 Report From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The Committee Of The Regions And The European Economic And Social Committee Life Sciences And Biotechnology...
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Janez Potocnik to visit Cadarache, future site of ITER
Brussels, 29 Jun 2005 Following on from the decision of the six international parties to build the ITER experimental project in Cadarache, France, the European Commissioner for Science and Research,...