Pay scales lack justice
ALTHOUGH the protracted pay struggle seems to be drawing to a close for another year one significant and longstanding anomaly has still not been resolved. The THES table of pay scales in the old and...
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Pay scales lack justice
THE RECENTLY negotiated national pay settlement between the universities and the Association of University Teachers contained an unambiguous agreement by both sides that "a fully funded independent...
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Political diagnosis gone awry
IT WAS disappointing to see how many of Paul Preston's judgements in his review of Europe: A History (THES, January 31) were based on misguided political pigeon-holing. Any sound commentator should...
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Watchdogs need teeth
I was interested to read that the National Audit Office has called for the establishment of an ombudsman for higher education (THES, January 31). As a Manchester resident, I regularly see half page...
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No change yet at ACU
DAVID JOBBINS refers to certain changes of emphasis that are supposed to have taken place in the orientation of the Association of Commonwealth Universities ((THES, January 31). While it is true that...
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Think of the victims
IN AN article in which she naively dismisses the effects of Holocaust denial, Jennie Bristow asks "why has so little fuss been made about these new restrictions on free speech?" (THES, February 7)....
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Think of the victims
JENNIE BRISTOW accused the National Union of Students of censorship, citing the BNP and Hizb-ur Tahrir as the victims. She represents only herself in this view, having failed to get elected at NUS...
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Organ sale is sensible
ONORA O'NEILL (THES, February 7) is mistaken to worry that allowing the sale of human organs will cause people to sell unhealthy ones. People will simply be screened for health. She is also mistaken...
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Myths and TV dinners
ANNE MURCOTT (THES, January 31) claims in her otherwise excellent article on the supposed demise of the family meal that there is little academic research which has focused on this topic. Our study...
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Lecturers need to wave subjects' flag
MASS higher education has made it difficult to be certain about standards, according to the Higher Education Quality Council. So it should be a matter of concern to all lecturers that they know what...
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Don's Diary
Saturday. Graduation at Dartington. Platform party galumph out to African drumming portraying a tale of rain turning to beer. Quick change and hurl through gale force wind and rain to Heathrow to...
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Student designs stir Milia 97
Over the past four years, Milia has established itself as digital media's premier international business exhibition and conference. Billed as the ultimate platform for interactive content providers...
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French library training 'inadequate'
France's grande ecole for librarians and information scientists is leaving students inadequately prepared for work in online libraries, according to a report from the country's academic assessment...
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US educators beam in
Jones Education, a United States cable TV company which specialises in education, has launched its Knowledge TV channel in Europe. Knowledge TV's US output includes programmes which form part of...
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Wired West
Four West London colleges have spent Pounds 500,000 on technology to deliver courses on the Internet. Students on a variety of courses can access study material, submit assignments and correspond...