The gene genies
Anyone who has sat on a modern jury trying a case of rape knows about the DNA test. The matching of DNA in semen from the rapist with that found on the victim is a powerful piece of evidence. But it...
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Recruit crisis in Russian military
The Russian Defence Ministry wants to abolish deferment of military service for students because of a 25 per cent shortfall in recruitment. Lieutenant-General Vyacheslav Zherebtsov, head of the...
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The expansion conundrum
The article by Huw Richards "V-cs push for further expansion" (THES, January 20) epitomises what is wrong with British higher education. On the one hand you and other newspapers carry regular letters...
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Freud and the `selfish gene'
Christopher Badcock's portrayal of Freud as the precursor to Richard Dawkins (THES, February 3) is unconvincing. Dr Badcock claims "the essential identity" of Freud's ideas on inheritance with "the...
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Slowly, slowly, on selection
The post A-level university selection system the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals and Universities and Colleges Admissions Service proposes to introduce from 1997 (THES, February 3) needs...
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An inside job or a set-up?
Crime, a major London conference will hear next week, could be in the genes. As the argument that some people are biologically disposed to criminal behaviour has gained ground, Kam Patel asks...
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Don's Diary
MONDAY. Early start - a colleague picks me up from home in Crewe at 6.15am to give me a lift to work in Manchester. We discuss Crewe Alexandra's magnificent 4-0 win over Brighton, the week's work...
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Germans delay start of Socrates
The start of Socrates, the European Union's central education programme which includes student exchanges, faces delay because of a dispute over its Ecu860 million (Pounds 660 million) budget. This...
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Unesco accepts fees idea
Unesco this week accepted the reality of students contributing to the cost of their university education, but warned that alternative sources of funding cannot end the international crisis in higher...
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Universities go to markets
Four Midland universities are turning to the capital markets to raise investment With the co-operation of Birmingham City Council the city's three universities, Birmingham, Aston and Central England...
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Booster jab
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has signed an agreement with the Department of Health to help boost co-operation between the two in areas of joint interest in the medical...
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Firms oppose levy
About three-quarters of employers surveyed by the Confederation of British Industry oppose a compulsory training levy. The CBI said the firms object for various reasons: the levy would be too...
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Bradford deal
Bradford University's Management Centre has won a contract to provide an MBA course in Israel. It will link up with the Israel Management Centre in Tel-Aviv to provide a two-year part-time course for...