Independent question
In responding to my complaints about Luton University appointment procedures (Whistleblowers, THES , September ), pro vice-chancellor Tim Boatswain quotes a Bedford employment tribunal judgment and...
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Pros of cultural capital
As a bilingual British citizen from a refugee background, home secretary David Blunkett's statement urging parents from bilingual backgrounds to speak English at home disturbs me. I have seen many...
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Cause for complaint
David Warner misses the root cause of why so many students complain to outside agencies (Soapbox, THES , October 4). It is because the internal mechanisms for resolving complaints involves the...
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Volunteers unite
Frank Furedi presents two types of volunteering: traditional and instrumental ("For the greater good of my CV", THES , September ). He says government-driven volunteering to encourage social re-...
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A far cry from crisis
Your article "Universities dig in for showdown over targets" ( THES , September 6) reports that the Association of University Teachers has named eight universities that could be "left to go to the...
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In brief 1
The juxtaposition of an alarming prediction that "physicists might produce a tiny bubble that expands at nearly the speed of light, destroying first Earth, then the solar system, then all the stars...
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In brief 2
Lancaster University's bond issue in 1985 did not fail but successfully raised £35 million and is now AAA credit rated ("PFI deal makes economic sense, says university", THES , October 4). The...
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In brief 3
Alex Danchev describes The Shield of Achilles by Philip Bobbit (Books, THES , September ) as an " opus heroicus ". It is an " opus heroicum ". Michael Bulley Dijon, France
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Fair treatment for candidate countries under 6th Framework Programme
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 The Commission must ensure that researchers in the applicant countries receive fair treatment compared to their counterparts in the current Member States when it implements the...
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Exposure of Workers to Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (Extract from Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council - Provisional Version)
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 The Council took note of the information given by the Presidency on the outcome of a technical seminar that it organised in Luxembourg on 20 September. The aim of this seminar...
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Presidency's revised text of proposed Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 12511/02 No. Cion prop.: 7396/02 ATO 41 Subject: Proposal for a Council Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources Delegations...
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Update: 12:35
QCA exam task force announced Ken Boston, chief of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, today announced the creation of an "examinations task force". It will be made up of the chief...
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Today's news
Dearing call to restore grants for poorest Lord Dearing, the academic whose report on higher education led to the introduction of tuition fees, has urged the government to allow grants of £2,500 a...
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Danish report calls for ethical considerations to become integral part of EU biotech regulation
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 Ethical discussions are just as important when considering genetically modified organisms as when deliberating on stem cell research, according to a new report, published as...
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European IST Prize - 20 winners announced
Brussels, 08 Oct 2002 The 20 winners of the most competitive European Information Society Technology (IST) prize in the contest's history have been announced. Each of the winning teams will now look...