Leader or manager?
Your report "Foreign signings plug gaps" and the soapbox by Stephen Watson ( THES, September 5) have implications that need exploring. Watson confuses leadership and management, and the distinction...
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No need to say sorry
Western pharmaceutical companies have many reasons to apologise to indigenous people worldwide, but the case of the hoodia-based drug ("First people's fight for rights", THES August 29) is not one of...
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HE will have input
Your article on the skills strategy white paper ("Strategy 'ignores' HE role in skills provision", THES, September 5) does not give the full picture. The strategy sets out an integrated approach to...
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Is it history for Harris? 1
Lesley Smith's claim that "all Oxford colleges can take mature students" might be true but in reality any genuinely mature students, that is to say those who are no longer in their early 20s, are...
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Is it history for Harris? 2
Defending the deplorable axeing of history by Harris Manchester, Oxford University's mature-student college, senior tutor Lesley Smith claims that it does not mean mature studentswill be...
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No place in big game
I was pleased to see your upbeat spread on sports science (Subject special, THES September 5). But you overegg the pudding. The number of applications is steady and acceptances are rising, suggesting...
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Busquin pushes for greater synergy between civil and military research
Brussels, 10 Sep 2003 Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, called for 'a better synergy between civil research and military research' in a speech to the Kangaroo Group in Brussels on 9...
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Finalised Text of Council Decision on the Signing of a Scientific and Technology Cooperation Agreement with Brazil (link)
Brussels, 10 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 11679/03 Suite of documents 11679/03 Subject: Council Decision on the signing of an Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the...
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MEPs call for Europe to match US space spending
Brussels, 10 Sep 2003 As the signature of a framework agreement between the EU and the European Space Agency (ESA) draws nearer, the European Parliament's industry, external trade, research and...
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EU project develops tool to help blind people access 3D computer graphics
Brussels, 10 Sep 2003 An EU project has developed a new type of computer interface capable of helping blind people access computer applications that use three-dimensional graphics. The GRAB project...
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International meeting on applied physics, Badajoz, Spain
Brussels, 10 Sep 2003 An international meeting on applied physics will take place from 13 to 18 October in Badajoz, Spain. The meeting will examine the impact of applied physics on society, within...
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Finalised Text of Council Decision on Renewing Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine (link)
Brussels, 10 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 11673/03 Suite of documents 11673/03 Subject: Council Decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science...
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Philippe Busquin: La recherche dans la politique européenne de l'armement, Diner-Débat du Groupe Kangaroo Parlement européen, Bruxelles, le 9 septembre 2003
Parlement europ éen, Bruxelles, le 9 septembre 2003 Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis très reconnaissant envers M. Von Wogau pour m'avoir invité à adresser le groupe Kangaroo sur...
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Top-ups are non-negotiable, says Johnson Academics will sacrifice the chance of a decent pay rise if they fail to back the government over top-up fees, higher education minister Alan Johnson said...
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Space policy - Call for EU to catch up with US spending
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 The Industry Committee voted today in favour of an own-initiative report by Guido BODRATO (EPP-ED, I) on European Space Policy; the report comes in response to the Commission's...