Floored by flawed audit
Phil Baty seemed almost disappointed that teaching in higher education has been judged to have improved ("High scores let teaching off the hook", THES, November 5). He refers to "a slump in...
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Captives of the moral crusaders
As Ofsted inspectors prod primary schoolrooms for "evidence of awe and wonder", law teachers such as L. W. Blake reduce university research to a publicly subsidised service provider for narrowly...
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Captives of the moral crusaders
Mary Warnock, in her review of books by Richard Holloway and the late Basil Hume, agrees with the former that we had best look for a common morality without religion and that such a morality may have...
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Captives of the moral crusaders
Mary Warnock asserts that we "cannot any longer honestly believe that (the Bible) is the outcome of one single gigantic revelation". But then Christians never have believed that; perhaps Warnock is...
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Agony Aunt
Q I am considering accepting a three-year fixed-term contract at a university and was puzzled to find a requirement to sign a redundancy waiver. Aren't these now unlawful? * David Bleiman, Assistant...
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Star turn
Alison Goddard meets a Birkbeck lecturer who believes a civilised society is one where theatre and philosphy mix well. With his high forehead, shoulder-length hair, red waistcoat and blue cravat,...
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Sources for current research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH FUND www.leukaemia. demon.co.uk Project Grants...
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Readers' reactions
Last week in The THES...Ken Feder argued that archaeologists should fight the pseudo-science of the Atlantis myth. * Cornelius Holtor, Assistant lecturer in archaeology, University of Cambridge: It...
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Scientific shortfall
The Bett report underestimates the staff crisis in science, says John Kingman This country's competitiveness is being undermined by difficulties experienced by universities and colleges in recruiting...
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Restore humanity to studies
To improve teachers and students, humanities education must again be subject-led, says John Shaw. Across the humanities there is too little contact between those who teach and research in...
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Stethoscopes and lies
In an alarming study, many future doctors said they falsified patients' documents when under pressure. Duncan Campbell reports Many future doctors and medical researchers say they are willing to...
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Galileo finds a cousin of Kilauea on Io
A volcano similar to Hawaii's Kilauea has been photographed on Jupiter's moon Io by the Nasa space probe Galileo. The active crater, known as Prometheus, is several times larger than its terrestrial...
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Aerial sights of battle sites in your hand
The latest aircraft created by an aerospace engineering team at the University of Florida can climb and bank - and can almost fit in the palm of your hand. The successful testing of a 15cm latex and...
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Forget the punch-bag - invest in a pet
They have been credited with helping the sick recover and bringing couples closer together. Now keeping a pet has been shown to lower blood pressure levels in over-stressed people better than drugs...
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GM threat to US monarch reassessed
The potential threat posed to the monarch butterfly by pollen from genetically modified corn has become something of a green cause celebre in the United States. However, preliminary results of...