Letter: Laurie load (2)
Am I the only person who thinks that Maureen is Laurie Taylor's most far-fetched fiction? P. M. Wetherill Stockport
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Letter: Laurie load (1)
I am becoming seriously concerned about Laurie Taylor. In years gone by, at this time of year, THES readers would be treated to postcards and holiday missives from Laurie. Now, however, he appears to...
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Letter: Laurie load (3)
Did the material that Phylomena Badsey gained from Laurie Taylor (Letters, THES , August 10) for her first-year women's studies BA course include the impression that " ad hominem " is a sexist phrase...
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Letter: Artless review
Your grudging and belated review of Stephen Farthing's Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Art (Books, THES, August 10) exemplifies almost everything that is wrong with contemporary art criticism in...
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Letter: Want a job? Don't mention the PhD
The biggest handicap in the job market is a PhD. A doctorate is no longer enough to secure an academic post, so many postgraduates are turning to the commercial sector. But in that world a PhD is...
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Letter: UUK fails the test
The publication of Universities UK's proposals for the independent review of student complaints ("Student fears at 'fudged' review", THES , August 10) presents a rare opportunity for students to turn...
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Letter: Charioteering
Lewis Elton is mistaken (Letters, THES , August 10). "Chariot of fire" is in the Bible as well as in Blake. It is to be found in 2 Kings ii: 11 and the context is the taking up into heaven of the...
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Leader: It's time for a 21st-century champion
This is the 1,500th edition of The THES . Born of university expansion and the birth of polytechnics, The THES has grown along with the number of institutions and students, charting far-reaching...
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Send food, water and toys
Academics tackling issues such as HIV/Aids, child mortality and wellbeing in the third world are developing holistic, community-based healthcare. Mandy Garner reports. About a third of all children...
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Where there's a debt, there is a deterrent
Could three years of poverty and a £12,000 loan be enough to put a person off university? Yes, reports Anne McHardy. Costs are deterring school-leavers from entering higher education, particularly...
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Can it be unethical to heal the sick?
Stem-cell research is too important to be banned, argue Ian Wilmut and Lesley Ann Paterson. The effects of conditions such as Parkinson's, diabetes, spinal-cord injury and organ disease are hard to...
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Need to broaden intake? Set a new exam
Are A levels the best indicator of student potential in higher education or should the government consider introducing US-style SATs? Mandy Garner reports As this year's A-level results are published...
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A learner's guide to a luxury life
Fancy a cheap holiday in the Hamptons - playground of the rich and famous? Then enrol at summer school and you could bag a few study credits along with a tan. Victoria McKee reports. The Hamptons is...
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Latest UK news
Clearing kicks off after A-level bonanza University clearing began in earnest today after record numbers of pupils learned they had passed their A levels. The pass rate was 89.9 per cent, up...
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From today's UK papers
The Independent Lured by cheap beer, St Andrews University students are expected to end 25 years of autonomy from the National Union of Students. But the issue has divided the town. Daily Telegraph...