Courting controversy
David Balding is wrong to suppose that Bayesian probability theory presents the only satisfactory method for reasoning about factual uncertainties in courts of law (THES, October 24). This is like...
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Party to a partnership
The title of your diary column, Antithesis, could be taken as a licence to get the wrong end of the stick, but your diarist on October 24 clearly enjoyed the recent party at the Royal Institution so...
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As a matter of course
As Oxbridge marginally lowers the stakes in an attempt to deflect possible pruning of resources leading to diminution of the very fabric of the collegiate tutorial system, one solution might be to...
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Innovate to denigrate?
Alison Utley's report on the resistance of lecturers to "innovative" teaching methods (THES, October 24) suggests that the advocates of such methods see resistance as being a defence mechanism, as if...
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A mother superior
Krishna Dutta's review of Anne Sebba's biography of Mother Teresa (THES October 17) was welcome. I was therefore disappointed at inconsistencies in her arguments. Dutta tells us that the Calcutta in...
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Nursing a grievance
Liz Frayn draws a distinction between training and education in medicine (THES, October 24). "Need to know" training is insufficient if professionals are to be able to adapt to new situations and...
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Don's Diary
Saturday and Sunday Fly to Sydney en route to Alice Springs, where I am to attend the Fifth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning. This is my third visit to...
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Hunting the snark of destiny
THE fit between higher education and society is a hot-button topic. Managing that fit leads to "policy". Consequently, we have higher education policy, science and technology policy, industry-...
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Cool the words and hot up the process
VICE chancellors learn to be quick on their feet. Often it is the only way to broker the many competing demands on time and resources. One key aspect in being able to "dance like a butterfly" is the...
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Scots setfor battleover fees
Scottish universities are predicting a legal battle over the government's decision to make English, Welsh and Northern Irish students pay more than Scots in tuition fees for a four-year honours...
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Danes come to heal
Lifelong learning has a different meaning at Denmark's main adult education centre, an undercover investigation by a Danish newspaper has disclosed. Journalists working for the journal Politiken...
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Waves help reveal the Sun's secrets
Astronomical figures provide rays of hope Applied mathematics has proved a key research tool in investigating the mysteries of the Sun. It has been known for about two decades that the Sun is an...
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Degree costs compared
FINANCE officers should know by next summer how far the cost of teaching diplomas and degrees differs between further education colleges and higher education institutions. The Higher Education...
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Fact file
* 53 per cent of applicants to the Open University are women, 47 per cent are men * 51 per cent of admissions to the OU are women, 49 per cent are men * Social sciences are the most popular OU...
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Sound calculating cuts noise
Equations silence motorways Predicting noise levels from major developments such as motorways, checking the impact of sound barriers and measuring the flow of fuel at power stations are all a...