The hand of God
Keith Ward's article and the accompanying book review (THES, October 11) made sad reading. It seems that the science-and-religion debate is still being carried out in terms of "Did God create the...
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The golden irretrievable
Stop harking back to a non-existent golden age, urges Geoffrey Alderman. To foil the nationalisers the sector must self-regulate on standards without delay.. Standards now top everyone's agenda. As...
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Keep external degrees an internal affair
Just how transferable is a university degree course? In the latest issue of The Manager, Alistair Somerville Ford, chief executive of the Institute of Commercial Management, tells the story of Onn...
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A hard look in the gift horse's mouth
Next Tuesday Oxford University will decide whether to agree to the terms on which Wafiq Said's donation for the management school depend (letters, page 13). The argument is partly about the use of...
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Riot tunnel fails to excite experts
Helena Flusfeder reports from Jerusalem on cooperation and conflict in the region. The recently opened tunnel near Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock that provoked violent Palestinian protests is of no...
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Old rivals pool talents
Helena Flusfeder reports from Jerusalem on cooperation and conflict in the region. By the year 2000, water, not oil, will be the most precious resource in the Middle East, according to a group of...
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Russians lag on the Western front
Russian university academics are lagging behind their east European colleagues in access to Western educational aid projects and the use of modern methods in social sciences teaching, according to...
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Le Pen views pegged back
Leading French scientists have reacted to recent comments on race from extreme right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen by holding a debate and publishing a declaration dismissing Le Pen's statements on...
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I spy with my little data gathering
If you have ever wondered how to assess and interpret huge quantities of intelligence information, Wilhelm Agrell is your man. Starting in November, Mr Agrell will be running a course called "The Art...
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Entry bar angers students
Italian university students took to the streets twice this month to protest against legislation limiting the number of students who can enrol in certain faculties. The target of the protest was...
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Stitched up
(Photograph) - Secretary of state for Scotland Michael Forsyth at the Scottish College of Textiles' new library with a woven portrait of himself made using the college's Scotweave computer program.