Regal-eyed readers
The review of Joyce Tyldesley's Nefertiti (THES, April 9) was accompanied by a picture of Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II (her name even appears in the cartouche) instead of Nefertiti, wife of...
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Conflict of interests
Scientists who collaborate with industry can find themselves gagged, says David Weatherall Mounting pressures on scientists by government and funding bodies to develop links with industry and to...
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Why I
...would happily eat a BSE hamburger The first time I saw a BSE cow in 1989, I was struck by how similar its behaviour was to that of people with multiple sclerosis. MS sufferers can use their hands...
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Englit must transform itself
Professors ofEnglish literature must become devotees of cultural studies, argues Anthony Eastope Cultural studies has not had a good press. Literary journalists in particular tend to be antagonistic...
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Star Turn
Watch out - a style guru is about. Olga Wojtas listens to what dramas a social anthropologist working in Edinburgh can detect around the kitchen sink The citizens of Edinburgh should be very afraid....
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How to..tell your side of the story
WHAT. Maxine Alterio talks to Jennifer Currie about a New Zealand project that got lecturers to talk about their experiences in a formal setting. WHY. Introducing storytelling sessions on a one-to-...
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Guest editor
Our guest editorfor this edition of Teaching is Sally Brown, directorof membershipservices at the new Institute for Learning and Teaching as well as a visiting professor at Robert Gordon University....
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Heather's story
Heather, a lecturer from New Zealand describes how using a formalised storytelling process enabled her to let go of her expectations. "I was working with another lecturer on a student project. They...
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Reflections on self-control
Lorraine Stefani describes how engineering students logged their progress on a project and then negotiated their grades with staff For many years I have supported and encouraged the provision of...
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Creeping invasion of super techies
Staff say the barrier to using IT in teaching is imagination, not practice. Olga Wojtas reports on the results of an Edinburgh University survey In the first half of this decade, the funding councils...
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Scots finish quality audit
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council this week marked the end of its teaching quality assessment cycle with a report on results of the six-year process. Out of 315 teaching assessments, more...
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Plymouth shines beacon
Plymouth College of further education has won a Beacon Award for excellence in science teaching. The college won the biology award for its innovative A-level biology courses run by Peter Belton and...
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Chemists get distance MBA
The Royal Society of Scotland and the University of Strathclyde have teamed up to launch an MSc aimed at helping industrial chemists beef up their management skills. The three-year MSc in chemical...
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Brits reluctant to study abroad
British taxpayers and higher education institutions are paying millions of pounds for the equivalent of a university dedicated wholly to teaching students from other European countries, it emerged...
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London is leading in access stakes
Institutions in the capital are best at attracting students from under-represented groups, according to a funding council study published yesterday. About 37 per cent of young undergraduates at...