Bucket of salt
I am sorry to disappoint Tom Schuller, whose chivalrous defence of Lady Blackstone and David Blunkett displays great good nature (Letters, THES, August ). I really do think their vision of higher...
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Global crisis
Copying (as I am) one person's work or saying without acknowledgment is surely "plagiarism", but copying many people's is called "research"... Well, Stevan Harnad's use and naming of behaviourist B....
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Direct update
Callers to Learning Direct have not been given out of date or incomplete information ("Helpline unhelpful", THES, September 3). Advisers have access to the largest database of learning opportunities...
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Critical accounting
Your report (Whistleblowers, THES, September 3) that Oxford Brookes University is to award accounting degrees to part-qualified vocational students of the Association of Chartered Certified...
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Why I...think regulators are prejudiced against tests that do not use animals
To predict the effect of a chemical on people, scientists have traditionally looked at that chemical's effects on animals. Classical toxicology works on the premise of a similarity between animals...
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Open minds open doors
Psychoanalysis merits academic attention for its insights into the subjective business of learning, argues Joseph Schwartz One of the most astonishing features of Freud's achievement was his creation...
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Lancaster team attempts to steal away to Sheffield
Sheffield University is trying to clinch the transfer of a top-rated chemistry research group from Lancaster in a deal that could boost its research assessment exercise ratings. The proposal to...
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Newby: address staff issues now
University chiefs have been warned by their new president that they must urgently tackle questions over staff pay, contracts, and equal opportunities if they want the government to spend more on...
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Setback for quality watchdog power bid
The government is set to reject key proposals for tough rules on degree-awarding powers drafted by quality watchdogs. Department for Education and Employment officials are expected to turn down the...
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Opening time
(Photograph) - Opening time: Open University tutor Julian Crew holds his monthly tutorials in the Noel Arms pub in Whitwell, Rutland. He is helping eight employees of Anglian Water through a tailored...
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Scots students press to restore grant
Scottish students are calling for the abolition of tuition fees and the restoration of means-tested maintenance grants in the anticipated shake-up of student support north of the border. Today is the...
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Boy racer
(Photograph) - Boy racer: Niki Smart, 26, with the '1 Up' three-wheeled racing car he created for his masters in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art. The concept car has already won him the...
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Bias bars budding lawyers from practice
Some aspiring lawyers are spending thousands of pounds on university degrees and further training with little hope of making it in the profession, a report published next week is expected to show....
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Anti-fraud code agreed
Biomedical journal editors have agreed a code of practice to help combat scientific fraud. The voluntary code, put forward by the Committee on Publication Ethics on Wednesday, offers a uniform...
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Welsh unis face merger plan
The Welsh Assembly could soon be examining plans to slash the number of universities in the principality from 13 to just three or four, the sectors' leaders believe. The Higher Education Funding...