Fine work by Figes
High-profile accusations of plagiarism may make good journalists' copy but retailing the allegations made by Richard Pipes against Orlando Figes ("Plagiarise . . . only be sure to call it research",...
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Fine work by Figes
Both the main article (by Andrew Robinson) and the inset (by Hannah Baldock) give undeserved publicity to aspersions cast on the work of Orlando Figes. His recent study of the Russian revolution...
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Why I voted Conservative
Fred Inglis' criticises my reasons for voting Conservative (THES Letters, April 25). First, my little piece may have been frivolous, but it was not meant to be funny. The gist of my argument was that...
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Unfair comparison
I write on behalf of Southampton Institute to express amazement that, in your editorial of May 2 you should draw parallels between the regrettable situation at La Sainte Union, Southampton, and the...
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Unfair comparison
Here is a tale of two colleges in one city. One college is monitored by Nottingham Trent University and audited by the HEFCE (Southampton Institute) and the other is having its accreditation removed...
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Unfair comparison
LSU was not treated unfairly or uniquely. The Teacher Training Agency's withdrawal of accreditation procedures are clear and simple - and open to public scrutiny. All the procedures were followed to...
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Hobhouse was first
Distinguished as Chelly Halsey's career has been, John Honey (THES, May 9) erroneously accords him the achievement of being Britain's first professor of sociology. The first established chair of...
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Independent Queen
May I correct Dorothy Thompson on one small but key point in her thoughtful review of my The Oueen: A Biography of Elizabeth II (THES, May 9)? She describes me as "the official biographer of the...
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Trust the politician or the technocrat?
Politicians who base their election campaign on their claim to be trustworthy and then surf a political earthquake to enjoy record majorities in the legislature, do not usually feel the need to spend...
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A dubious dominion of the dons
However defined, all institutions claim to embody ideals. Representative politics, the great religious systems, the press and the family are commonly discussed in ideal language. From such...
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Oxford loses appeal
OXFORD academics have been caught up in a war of words with funding chiefs over a poor inspection score for modern languages. The university's faculty of medieval and modern languages achieved top...
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Pounds 2.5m offered for PFI 'pathfinders'
THE Higher Education Funding Council for England has made Pounds 2.5 million available to evaluate four new university Private Finance Initiative projects. HEFCE will provide up to half the cost of...
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British Library annouces PFI project for bibliographic system
The British Library has announced a PFI project to design, implement and operate its bibliographic system. Axis Resources has won the contract which, the library says, will be the first step towards...
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Said in the sidings
DONS at Oxford university are expected to vote at the end of this term on a new business school site, within days of the deadline set by benefactor Wafic Said. The favoured spot for the Pounds 40...
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French students set to strike
France's students have warned of trouble for the next government if it fails to implement university reforms. Pouria Amirshahi, re-elected president of the largest union, the pro-socialist UNEF-ID...