Frustrated ambition
I have a masters degree in Middle East Studies and am working towards a PhD in the area of Islamic studies. So when I saw the headline in your October 10 issue, "Employability: Middle East studies...
I have a masters degree in Middle East Studies and am working towards a PhD in the area of Islamic studies. So when I saw the headline in your October 10 issue, "Employability: Middle East studies...
Nigel Bastin ("Why I think legal training has to change", THES , October 3) thinks that university law degrees should incorporate vocational training material to reduce the cost of legal education....
The Higher Education Funding Council for England consultation over the government's proposed Higher Education Academy was indeed a farce ("Hefce 'farce' makes sign-up to teaching academy compulsory...
So, there is "an unholy alliance between fundamentalists and atheists", according to Jeremy Caddick ("It's a matter of life, not sex", THES , October 10). What next, flying pigs? Thankfully, we...
Your leading article proclaims: "Research is a key ingredient of the new Europe now taking shape" ( THES , October 10). Presumably "new Europe" refers to an enlarged European Unions plus a...
I cannot fail to be impressed by the progress of the foundation degree ("Flagship degree wins over students", THES , October 10). With 5,155 acceptances on to 1,898 courses, this represents...
" What exactly is the nature of university education if most undergraduates now receive a substantial proportion of their teaching from temporary, part-time postgraduate tutors?" - Question posed in...
" What exactly is the nature of university education if most undergraduates now receive a substantial proportion of their teaching from temporary, part-time postgraduate tutors?" - Question posed in...
Today's top-up fees survey is far from complete, but it gives a much fuller picture than might have been expected of institutions' opening positions in the coming higher education market. It...
Today's top-up fees survey is far from complete, but it gives a much fuller picture than might have been expected of institutions' opening positions in the coming higher education market. It...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 Text of the position paper Call by CEOs In Berlin, Andrew Gould, CEO of Schlumberger, presented a position paper (PDF 17 kB) outlining the public commitment of the CEOs of a...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 The EU's statistics division reports on how well the Union is faring compared with its main competitors in government research and development (R&D) spending. Budget...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 Summary: Increased use of renewable sources is central to the European Commission's energy policy. The International Electrotechnical Commission voted to adopt procedures...
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 A procedure for measuring the power output of photovoltaic solar cells, developed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), has been adopted by the international...