Beware dodgy data
The claim that "male professors at Stirling University earn 24 per cent more than females" is simply wrong ("Sexism and ageism blight careers of female academics, says Natfhe", THES, May 26) We...
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Beware dodgy data
You report that the Association of University Teachers has accused London Guildhall University of paying its junior female researchers 43 per cent less than males. This is nonsense. The figures take...
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Licence to fufil
It is simply not true to say that "authors are missing out on a fortune" (News, THES, May 19). In the financial year just ended, the Copyright Licensing Agency collected Pounds 24 million in...
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RAE webwise in 2001
Peter Wardley (Letters, THES, June 2) suggests that the transparency of the research assessment exercise would be improved by publication of institutions' submissions on the internet. This is already...
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Why I ...think degree classification should be abolished
A qualification tells the public what a person has achieved. It might also give an assurance about what a person is competent to do. It is because the public needs a common currency of qualifications...
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Degrees are not enough
Campus careers services must do more to help students into work, argues Baroness Blackstone. Too many careers services are Cinderella operations, banished to the edges of campuses and wholly separate...
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Prejudice, yes
Ignorant, wrong and stupid. That is Valentine Cunningham's view of ministers' attacks on Oxford's alleged 'elitist bias'. Oxford University is being most unfairly vilified for its admissions...
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Why the future lies in a back-to-basics approach
Is basic research being neglected in Spain? Manuel Palacin, whose research has identified genes that carry renal disorders, believes it is. Spanish scientist Manuel Palac!n is concerned that the...
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Cutting edge
Study of the tools and production methods of 2.5 million years ago holds the key to understanding modern technology The way in which technology has developed over the past 2.5 million years is one of...
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Spain makes up for lost time
In our focus on Spanish research, Rebecca Warden reports on a new ministry, new money and the efforts to form links with industry. Spanish science could be described as a late developer now making up...
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Scientists get a taste for technology transfer
A system for preserving library books and a super antenna are just two ideas that have been spun off. A new breed of Spanish scientist is moving out of the labs and into industry. Booksaver, a system...
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Cream of science comes home
Work conditions in Spain are now in line with developed countries and are attracting back the talent, but young researchers still struggle to get a foot on the career ladder. Top Spanish scientists...
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First seeds of civilisation
It was a turning point in human history, the moment when a group of Levantine farmers first sowed seeds of barley before returning at the end of the growing season to reap their harvest. Scientists...
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Why cats can't bear monotony
Cats are fussy eaters. Scientists have confirmed what pet owners have always known - feline diners demand variety and may turn their noses up at a dish if they believe their diet is getting too...
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Butterfly, the total sun block
Claims that "shiny" butterflies carry hightech solar energy collectors on their wings have been disproved. Scientists have found that the iridescence of certain species of butterfly and moth instead...