MEPs call for science-based EU drugs policy
Brussels, 16 Dec 2004 The European Parliament has narrowly adopted a recommendation to the Council calling for the development of a common EU strategy to tackle drug problems, and urging Member...
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Busquin to head Parliament's scientific assessment panel
Brussels, 16 Dec 2004 Former EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has been elected as Chairman of the European Parliament's Scientific and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) panel. Many of the...
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Conference on ethics committees: facing the future together
Brussels, 16 Dec 2004 The European Commission is organising a conference entitled 'Research ethics committees in Europe: facing the future together', to be held in Brussels, Belgium, on and 28...
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U.S. President Bush's Science Advisor Lays Out Vision for Addressing Climate Change
Washington, 16 Dec 2004 The U.S. Climate Change Vision By Dr. John H. Marburger, III "The issue of climate change respects no border.  Its effects cannot be reined in by an army...
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Laurie Taylor column
From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor To: All Members of Academic Staff Dear Colleagues, Yes, it is Christmas once more. But as we look forward to the festive pleasures, we should not lose sight of...
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Leader: Target retreat has sting in tail
The writing was on the wall for the Government's target of 50 per cent participation in higher education as soon as the word "towards" began appearing whenever it was mentioned. That started to...
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Leader: Caution not censorship
The boundaries of academic freedom have been debated constantly in these pages over recent weeks. In this edition alone, Steven Plaut and Neve Gordon espouse contrasting principles in relation to...
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Losing control of admissions 1
Advising sixthformers on their choice of university course is not merely a question of checking subject requirements and offers, it is also one of helping the applicant to avoid the frequent...
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Losing control of admissions 2
In last week's issue of The Times Higher , a lecturer was quoted as saying: 'Most students are blonde and white because that's how we like them." You also reported that "academics are losing control...
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Chemical imbalance
I read with incredulity Sir Howard Newby's article ("Lump sum won't balance out the market forces", December 10) the week after Exeter University said it was closing its chemistry department. He...
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Distorted visions 1
Your account of the controversy about the girl with "X-ray vision" (December 10) was so obviously biased that I wondered why your reporter felt the need to display his prejudices. He said Brian...
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Distorted visions 2
Given his propensity for talking to the press about his unrefereed work, it is ironic that Richard Wiseman dismisses my web commentary on his research for being unrefereed. It is because of his...
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Distorted visions 3
Brian Josephson's arguments are scientifically and statistically correct. In contrast, the statement of Richard Wiseman - "I don't see how you could argue there's anything wrong with having to get...
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Suspect survey
You are to be commended for endeavouring to use international peer review as a measure of world ranking at "faculty" level ("Best of the bright sparks", December 10). But is a sample of 1,300 people...
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Spoken here 1
There is a curious omission in your study of minority languages ("Will UK soon be lost for words on world stage?" December 10). University College London's School of Slavonic and East European...