Brussels, 26 October 2006 The second International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE) will be held online from 4-14 December 2006. CISSE 2006 is...
Scientists challenge official science graduate figures Britain's leading scientists have criticised the Government for publishing figures they say have seriously overstated the true number of...
Special Branch is to encourage academics to report students who display signs of political extremism - The Times Higher, October 20 . Special Branch Good morning. I'm a university tutor and I wanted...
The plight of part-time students is one of the least attractive aspects of this Government's stewardship of higher education. Despite the introduction of limited fee waivers and some recent...
The last of this year's World University Rankings are published today, with more good news for Oxford and Cambridge (and other UK universities) in the social sciences and humanities. These specialist...
UK institutions head both tables, as research in these fields finally gets global recognition, says Martin Ince The UK's high standing in the academic world is confirmed by The Times Higher 's...
We wish to bring to your attention an alarming yet unannounced Israeli policy that affects our society and education in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: the denial of entry, re-entry and continuous...
The article on the University and College Union poll on the future of research assessment may not have sufficiently emphasised the apparent contradictions ("41% would like next exercise to be halted...
Howard Moss (Letters, October 20) is wrong to assert that university managements show contempt for teaching. The vice-chancellors to whom I speak have maintaining and enhancing the student learning...
Howard Moss is right, up to a point, when he argues that our universities have become research assessment exercise factories. Unfortunately, academics themselves persistently collude in maintaining...
I am a Muslim, a Dundee University law student and also a proud Scot. I am shocked at the impact that the Special Branch has had on the community ("Police forge links with Dundee Muslims", October 20...
There is a clear and urgent need to undertake more research into the nature of Islamist, not Islamic, communications to and between British Muslims, in particular from deviant third-party...
"Lower bar for poor, DfES told" (October 20) highlights that "universities should offer places to 'disadvantaged' students whose exam results are up to two grades lower than the minimum course...
Why does Lee McIntyre speak of the need for a "scientific attitude" in the social sciences as if it were some new life-saving idea? (Features, October 13). In the 19th century, the "founding fathers...
The story "Drop 'raiders of lost argot' act" (October 20) does little more than trivialise the issue of language endangerment. The preservation of linguistic diversity is important. It is not merely...