Brussels, 04 Nov 2004 The tenth conference on 'Control with remote sensing of area-based subsidies' will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 24 to November. The conference will bring together...
Paris, 04 Nov 2004 Photos When ESA's Huygens probe plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, on 14 January 2005, telescopes on Earth will be watching the remote world. Observations...
London, 04 Nov 2004 Full text [...] Introduction The creation, from 1 April 2003, of a new strategic advisory role and additional funding responsibilities for the CCLRC - resulting from its 2002...
London, 04 Nov 2004 CONTENTS Terms of Reference Documents for debate 1 DEFRA (25946) Marketing of oilseed rape genetically modified for glyphosate tolerance 2 HMT (25852) Credit institutions and...
"The coveted title of professor is being devalued" - report from National Conference of University Professors. The Times Higher, October 29. From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor Subject:...
The Times Higher 's first world ranking of universities is sure to have its critics: every league table does. But this is an idea whose time has come. Richard Lambert said so in his report on...
When two of the six traditional degree classifications are virtually redundant and the most common award of 20 years ago is regarded by many students as akin to failure, the case for reform is not...
You focus on contentious issues surrounding the use of the title professor ("Titles given for 'wrong reasons'", October 29). I was first offered a professorship in 1979 and have held several since (...
A most significant cause of the devaluation of the title of professor is its hijacking by the senior managers in higher education who often have a negligible track record in scholarly research and...
Michael Hyland suggests that some professors appointed today would not previously have gained the hallowed title. I was awarded my first chair in 1987 after much hard work and the application of...
Your editorial comments on the ever-growing number of professors. In fact, there are so many that one confidently expects to read before long a News of the World headline along the lines of "Bogus...
Richard Hoggart is outraged that a young woman with a degree in chemistry works in a factory that makes cheap perfumes (Opinion, October 29). I am no chemist, but I am quite prepared to believe that...
In his otherwise admirable call for science students to be taught about the larger moral and social contexts of their work, Richard Hoggart mistakenly assumes the biggest obstacle comes from...
Despite the problems it has brought for Gary Day, I welcome irreverence in your pages - and it's good to see it spreading. Take Susan Bassnett's piece on dress codes (Working Knowledge, October 29)....
Susan Bassnett is obviously influenced more by style than substance. It's a sad reflection of our present pass that colleagues who should know better are seduced by the pseudo-authoritative veneer of...