Maritime great who sank without trace
Anton Gill sketches the life of William Dampier, an explorer to rank with Raleigh and Drake but also a privateer and pirate who died in obscurity. William Dampier figures in a footnote of a book...
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Happy with the reign in Spain
It is 20 years next week since Franco gasped his last and relinquished his hold on Spain. But although his democratic successors have been accused of corruption, Huw Richards finds little desire in...
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Trust me, they owe it to us
Trust has become the buzzword of the decade, and with good reason. Sometimes it feels as if you cannot trust anyone. You cannot trust the streets to be safe, cannot trust your employer not to lay you...
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Saddle up and sing out
Having been on a sabbatical from teaching (1994/95) in favour of research and writing, I thought that, after 15 months away, I would be longing to return to the classroom. And yet, as summer vacation...
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Don's Diary
Sunday. Early arrival in Johannesburg on a packed BA plane. Met by a University of South Africa (UNISA) staff member from the Research Institute for theology and religion where I am to speak later in...
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We'll never stand alone
Mike Nellis's proposal for a criminology-driven "stand alone" probation diploma is fatally flawed. The status and quality of university criminology teaching is quite as variable as social work...
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We'll never stand alone
In his article on probation training (THES, November 3) Mike Nellis is correct to assert that probation training should remain within higher education. However, his view that the arguments against...
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Bottom line on chairs
Helena Kennedy's excellent article raises some crucial issues pertinent to the invisibility of women in senior university posts. The stock response of many of the male academics who continue to...
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Bottom line on chairs
In her article on the shortage of female professors, "Prisoners of Gender" (THES, November 3), Helena Kennedy raises many important points, yet fails to tackle the key issues. As long as universities...
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O come all ye barbarians
I find myself time and time again at odds with the deep conservatism that begins to appear more and more like a virus infecting clerics who work in institutions of higher education in Britain. I am...
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Gold that is a blend of many coffers
Re the figures on university earnings in 1993/94 (THES, November 3). The commentary contains a serious error. It states that universities' income "has been supplemented by the increasing amount of...
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Short shrift
Clare Short's dialogues with academics will strike many as a welcome sign of possible change (THES, November 10). If this approach is more generally adopted, we may yet be spared the type of myopic...
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The hamburgering of Trinity
Hijacking the autonomy of Trinity College Dublin is part of a battle for the soul of Ireland, says Sean Barrett. Trinity College Dublin has enjoyed autonomy unique in the Republic of Ireland since...
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HE's national curriculum
The NCVQ's consultation paper on higher level GNVQs heralds a sea change in power and control of what is taught in universities, says Ronald Barnett. The National Council for Vocational...
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A-level grades: the national lottery
Is it not a scandal that sixth-form students have such widely varying chances of achieving the top grades of A or B at A level, depending simply on their subjects of study, rather than on their...