Beware sloppy sloganeering
Poorly understood free market principles applied to science funding pose a threat to long-term research, says Derek Roberts. I am disappointed, but not surprised to see (THES, March 10) that the...
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Boy's own revisited
Laurie Taylor (THES, March 10) was clearly unimpressed with the article by John Davies on the increasing use of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in student assessment (THES, March 3). I was intrigued...
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Micky Mouse mistakes
John Sutherland's review of a new book on copyright (THES, March 3) has a number of errors: for example, in July 1995 United Kingdom copyright term extends to 70 years post mortem. Contrary to what...
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Top quark find solves matter puzzle
Scientists in the United States believe they have virtually completed the jigsaw that describes the structure of matter with the discovery of a subatomic particle that has not existed since the...
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Oxford bags under the eyes
Oxford University students need lessons in how to revise and sit for finals, as well as more time off between exams to recover from the experience, say student union leaders. The gruelling high-...
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Countdown to 1997
(Photograph) - Countdown to 1997: Henry Tang Ying-Yen, member of the Hong Kong legislative council and adviser to the Chinese government, emphasises a point during his address to the THES-Newcastle...
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Rent-a-lecturer plan
College employers are backing the creation of a private agency that aims to run a national directory of up to 400,000 self-employed lecturers for hire. The service will enable further education...
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Short-term contracts here to stay
There is little prospect of reversing the dramatic rise in the numbers of contract researchers in universities over the past 15 years, according to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
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Cambridge record
Cambridge University, which has three female-only colleges and mixed colleges, last year admitted a record 1,379 women undergraduates, who now constitute 44.5 per cent of the total. But despite...
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Bond scheme is hit by delay
The launch of a Pounds 100-million bond scheme backed by the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals and the Higher Education Funding Council for England has been put back several months while...
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Green keepers
Nine out of ten new universities - but fewer than half of the country's further education colleges - have created "green teams" to co-ordinate environmental activity. A survey by lecturers' union...
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Century of design
L.G. Group, the Korean electronics specialists, is giving the Royal College of Art Pounds 180,000 to set up an exhibition celebrating a century of design.
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Current account
The Institute of Chartered Accountants has announced plans to relax entry requirements for its training programmes to make it easier for students with two A levels to join the profession. It has also...
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Development bid
The Overseas Development Administration is expected to announce next week a shortlist of bidders for the Natural Resources Institute in Chatham Maritime, Kent. Bidders being considered include...
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Catalonia homage
The Generalitat, the auton-omous government of Catalonia, has provided funding for the next three years for a language assistant in Catalan, whose time will be shared between Southampton University...