Post-16 future in hands of FE, says Melville
The divisions separating further and higher education are set to fade away in favour of a more universal post-16 education sector, according to David Melville, soon to leave his post as vice...
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Pass the Prozac, I've writer's block
The suffering writers undergo for their art may be unnecessary as writers on Prozac can be just as creative, the author of a new study claims. Felix Post, emeritus physician at the Bethlem Royal...
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Stability divided by three
As a nation plagued by a 'million mutinies' goes to the polls, Gurharpal Singh examines the three parties vying for power. With India in the midst of general elections, the credentials of the world's...
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Sex and the single gene
Talk of a "gay gene" has raised fears that genetic engineering could eliminate homosexuality. But Simon Le Vay argues that its discovery may have a positive effect on public attitudes A recent spate...
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Mother Earth's vociferous children
George McKay reports on the rise of small-scale 'in-yer-face' non-violent protesting. In his 1960s classic, The Making of a Counter Culture, Theodore Roszak pointed to parliamentary stalemate as one...
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When the anoraks wear mink
Sociologist Sherry Turkle talks to Aisling Irwin about the potential and pitfalls of reconstructing oneself in virtual reality Tarniwoof said: "Do you promise to take Silver Shimmering Winterlight as...
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When the limelight gets turned off
Education is emerging as the decisive election battleground. For Labour, like many left-wing parties, education has taken on a particular symbolic and practical importance. It is being presented not...
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Welsh wheeze in funding
The feature on Welsh higher education (THES, April 26) misses one development that is not a model for higher education elsewhere and should be of serious concern: output funding of part-time modules...
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Safeguarding science's foundations
Tony Trinci (THES, April 19) has summarised the problems of the academic science base in no uncertain manner. The system is designed to dissipate almost every act of creativity and innovation. Small...
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Safeguarding science's foundations
The recommendations about science research funding in universities from the NAPAG are worrying. Clearly, there is a worsening problem of funding science research in universities and, if the current...
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Brand in firing line
I write in protest against the decision of John Wiley & Sons to withdraw The g Factor from publication. The book may contain statements about the relations between race (whatever that is) and...
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Brand in firing line
We condemn the discredited and inflammatory views expressed by Edinburgh University psychologist Christopher Brand which claim authoritatively to degrade black people and women. Would there be such "...
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Doctoral thesis
I share the concerns expressed in the article "Job cuts to mean worse doctors" (THES, April 26). But why are so many medical schools opting for a curriculum based on problem-based learning ? This is...
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First wash your hands
British academics are novices when it comes to rattling the tin at the door of big business, while Americans think nothing of pocketing seven-figure cheques. Last year, Harvard received a single...