Ministerial contrast 1
I was struck by the contrast between two sets of ministerial comments ("Dream on, Hodge replies to v-cs" and "Minister boosts hope of pay rise", THES , September 20). Lord Sainsbury at the Department...
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Ministerial contrast 2
What absence of joined-up thinking there is at the heart of government. The DTI is investing more money to encourage young people into science and engineering by enhancing pay, research council...
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PPP can benefit all
As one of the UK's principal private providers of student accommodation, I take issue with "PPP doubts as halls plan flops" ( THES , September 20) on the viability of private-public partnerships as a...
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Accounting for ethics
Ken McPhail's letter about accountancy raises important questions ( THES , September 20), but is he criticising US or UK accounting education, and is he criticising university accounting education or...
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Payback time?
In your report ("UK graduates earn highest rate of return", THES , August 30), London School of Economics' Nick Barr says that "graduates earn an extra £400,000 over a lifetime and therefore it is...
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The examiner's lot 1
Anthony Gale says external examining is badly paid (Letters, THES , September 20), but so is much of what academics do. Research I conducted with Phil Harris on external examining for law schools...
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Laurie Taylor column
"The QAA will audit external examiners' reports" - THES, September 20 . Cultural studies speaking. Ah, Charles. Gordon here. Gordon, old chap! Lovely to hear from you. Got rid of that hangover yet?...
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Leader: Sort out A-level mess then look towards reform
The unfortunate students caught up in the A-level fiasco might have known that there would be one last twist in their protracted ordeal by examination. The so-called guinea-pig generation has been...
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Leader: Rewards for the few, but little for the many
The THES 's finding that British universities contain thousands of well-paid people is welcome. But the wide disparities that our table reveals are less acceptable. Some 1960s universities with world...
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Update: 12:45
'There will be no interference' insists A-level investigator The man conducting the inquiry into the controversy over A-level grading insisted today he would not allow any interference in his...
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Today's news
Minister accused of meddling in A-level inquiry The controversy over A-level grade-fixing erupted into a furious political row last night when Estelle Morris was accused of interfering in the inquiry...
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Network meets to discuss vehicle passive safety
Brussels, 25 Sep 2002 The third European vehicle passive safety network conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 2 October. The objective of the European vehicle passive safety network is...
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Growth programme publishes project synopses
Brussels, 25 Sep 2002 The European Commission has published two synopses of projects funded under the Growth programme of the Fifth Framework programme. The two publications, covering 'land transport...
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CORDIS publishes project ideas from Europe's research community in preparation for FP6
Brussels, 25 Sep 2002 In March 2002, the European Commission launched an invitation to submit Expressions of interest (EoI) for research actions under the Sixth Framework programme's (FP6) new...
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Commission to invest EUR 2.2 billion in research projects for SMEs
Brussels, 25 September 2002 The European Commission will present its research initiatives devoted to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the 4 th SME Technology Days Conference which will...