Justice for the right King James
I must defend myself against Robert Allan's accusation of inaccuracy (THES, September 6).The bloomer about the Scottish king in my Edward III article occurred in a separate box not written by me...
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Treasure jest
Sir Ron also highlighted Treasury misunderstanding of the ingredients of good research. Explaining university research to a horrified senior Treasury official he found that the man "continued to...
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TECs get more students into jobs
Six in ten unemployed people on a Government-sponsored scheme to help them secure jobs were still out of work 13 weeks after finishing, the Training and Enterprise Council revealed this week. But the...
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Physical versus organic growth
Institutions in the south west are creating a united front - but they are not necessarily all doing the same thing. University and college heads in the south west agree the area is in desperate need...
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Bargain hunters call tune
American students who once chose a university or college for its academic reputation have started shopping for the best price and the most beneficial financial aid package. And universities and...
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Booth to retire
Clive Booth, vice chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, has announced his retirement. Dr Booth, who has held the post for 11 years, is to retire next March to clear more time for developing his...
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A levy to weigh on v-cs' minds
The autumn conference season is underway and the effects of a forthcoming election are present in both agenda setting and political bidding. Taxation will be the main battle. This is bad news for the...
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AUT revives pay body demand
The Association of University Teachers has renewed its call for a pay review body for higher education. Philip Burgess, the new union president, made the announcement in his inaugural address to...
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Freedom as an asset
When the University of Buckingham was founded more than 20 years ago, many wondered how long it would last. Others hoped that more private universities would follow to challenge the idea that all...
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CVCP focuses on Dearing
While its new corporate plan will emphasise the need to be proactive, the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals will be unavoidably reactive for much of its annual residential meeting at...
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Pork that could give us the chop
Genetically altered pigsare now being reared to provide organs for human transplants. But The THES has learnt that these potential donors could be the trigger for a devastating epidemic. David King...
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The trouble with taking piggies to market
Several times in the past year Imutran has announced its hope of starting pig-to-human organ transplants within12 months. Fortunately, the date for human experiments is being constantly put back,...
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Boxer book row turns bitter
Research into the fate of one of China's historic libraries has become a political cause celebre. The library of the Hanlin Academy, the main centre for scholarly studies in imperial China, was...
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Too dangerous for words
Arthur Jensen is the grand old man of all the controversial theories expounding a link between intelligence and race. Now, more than 25 years on, he is still rocking the boat and his latest book has...
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A subject in the prime of life
The end of maths is greatly exaggerated and there are still many hypotheses to prove, argues Ian Stewart. One measure of the health of today's mathematics is the rate at which the great unsolved...