The dons of peace
As the threat of armed intervention in the Gulf grew and then receded last month, the continued need for disarmament and conflict-resolution education was highlighted at a conference in Cape Town....
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Dubai proves a fast learner
The skyscrapers of Dubai's sleekly modern financial centre contrast with the traditional wooden dhows moored at bustling quays near the souk and spice markets. But the contrast is largely superficial...
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Forgotten army's time has come
THE NEW review committee on higher education pay has the opportunity to initiate the most significant and radical changes in pay and conditions bargaining for those employed in higher education for...
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Grant chance for equal education
T his week the House of Lords amended the Teaching and Higher Education Bill to retain maintenance grants. This means the bill is now more or less in line with the recommendations of the Dearing...
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Cry, the beloved countryside
Academics were probably not over-represented among the rural enthusiasts who gathered in London last weekend to complain about the plight of the countryside. But the protesters, making the most of...
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Lots of questions but too few answers
The shadow secretary for education and the Lib Dem spokesman on education respond to the green paper The Government publication of its green paper The Learning Age reminded me of the 1970s reggae hit...
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Dress code under fire
Thousands of Turkish students have demonstrated against restrictions on Islamic dress enforced by Istanbul University. Protests continued this week despite a climbdown by Kemal Alemdaroglu, the...
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A rightful backlash
CONSIDERING that he has taken the trouble of writing a book on the subject, I was quite surprised by Stephen Howe's misunderstanding of the nature of Afrocentrism (THES, February ). Even its most...
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On top of cancer
IT WAS interesting to read (THES, February 13) of the call by MP Ian Gibson for the creation of a US-style national cancer institute. However, it was surprising not to see reference to the UK...
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Clocking up the years
Your back-page picture caption (THES, February 20) said "there are no clock restoration courses in south England". This overlooks the well-established course at West Dean College. Taking six students...
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Appointments
Standing Conference of Principals John Cater, director and chief executive of Edge Hill University College, has been elected vice-chairman of SCOP for 1998-99. University of Wolverhampton Jean...
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Conflicting interests
IT WAS with great disappointment that we discovered from Hansard that Douglas Trainer, the national president of the National Union of Students, had written to the Liberal Democrats asking them to...
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Missing billions
John Edmonds, general secretary of the GMB union, has said that leaving training to voluntary efforts by employers does not work: "some companies train, the vast majority poach". Education secretary...
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Libraries for OU medics
I was interested to read "OU revolution for doctor training" (THES, February 6). The idea of medical students doing the clinical part of their course at district general hospitals and GP practices is...
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Appoint of principal
CONTRARY to what was stated (THES, February 20), I did not appoint my wife to the post of vice-principal. The board makes appointments at that level. She was also not promoted. Ms Hay holds the same...