Great returns on your money? 2
Tim O'Shea's arguments against greater university reliance on fee income (Soapbox, THES , November 8) need rebutting. O'Shea correctly asserts that public funding annually per gross domestic product...
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Gaining time
The adoption of the North American grade-point system will be good news not only for students and employers but also for academics ("US grading to edge out 'firsts'", THES , November 15). As the...
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Joking aside
Laurie Taylor is wrong in his review of The Mirth of Nations to suggest that I was driven by ideology to refute the connection between ethnic joking and hostility and conflict (Books, THES , November...
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Value judgements
The Quality Assurance Agency complains that it still receives "self-evaluation documents that are not sufficiently self-critical" ("College HE standards hit by flawed marking", THES , November 15)....
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Engineering language
I am always interested in other scholars' views of my work - after all, the academic calling is about the search for truth - and engineers' views on the Middle Ages are particularly welcome as they...
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Breaking the mould
John C. Waller should check his facts before trying to debunk Alexander Fleming. In "Dimming the light of reflected glory" (Features, THES , November 15), he states: "But Fleming's notebooks and...
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Call for researchers in scientific and social issues
Brussels, 20 Nov 2002 The Branco Weiss Fellowship has issued a call for applications for talented researchers, offering them the opportunity to conceive and develop a personal research agenda/idea...
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Scientists assess consequences of Spanish oil spill
Brussels, 20 Nov 2002 Scientists are concerned about the threat posed by the oil spill in Spain to the Balearic shearwater, a rare seabird that was already facing extinction. Robin Law, a marine...
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Envisat's ASAR reveals extent of massive oil spill off Spanish coast
Paris, 20 Nov 2002 Oil from the wrecked tanker off the northwest coast of Spain had already reached the Spanish coast when ESA's Envisat satellite acquired this radar image of the oil slick,...
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Portugal makes progress on R&D spending according to new report
Brussels, 20 Nov 2002 The provisional results of the 2001 bi-annual update to Portugal's scientific research and development (R&D) statistics show a sharp rise in the level of private sector...
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Commission publishes call for tenders for CORDIS
Brussels, 20 Nov 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for the provision of information services on Community research, technological development and innovation activities....
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Microscopic DNA devices, computer simulation of organs and other projects to share 8 million pounds in new UK health R&D funding
London, 20 Nov 2002 Six new research projects that could improve the detection and treatment of killer diseases such as heart disease and cancer today shared in an £8m funding boost. The six...
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International Workshop on the production and technology of new materials
Brussels, 20 Nov 2002 The International Scientific and Technological Centre (ISTC) and the National Institute for Industrial Engineering and Technology of Portugal (INETI) will host the International...
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Prodi highlights investment in technology as a Commission priority
Brussels, 20 Nov 2002 Investment in human resources and technology will feature prominently in the Commission's spring report next year, Commission President Romano Prodi said on 20 November. Mr...
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Update: 12:40
NHS university plans outlined today Plans to launch a National Health Service university aimed at improving the education and training of staff were being outlined today. The idea, which is being put...