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Steve Dixon (Why I, THES , April 11) argues that the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire case should never have been brought to court, on the grounds that it "marks a monumental incursion of a TV show into...
Steve Dixon (Why I, THES , April 11) argues that the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire case should never have been brought to court, on the grounds that it "marks a monumental incursion of a TV show into...
Alan Ryan's article (Opinion, THES , April 11) is sad - literally and in the colloquial use of that word. He makes a too close association between diversity and affirmative action, even when he comes...
Will Mona Baker move to "unappoint" US and UK academics in response to the recent invasion of Iraq? Andrew Barry University of Edinburgh
Using the name Offa for the latest higher education watchdog does seem a little unfortunate ('Toothless' Offa stokes fees revolt, THES , April 11). When King Offa built his dyke against the Welsh,...
Will the head of the new access watchdog be called Offa's Tyke? Ian McNay Professor emeritus, higher education and management University of Greenwich
Of course, Offa's previous construction had only a short period of importance and it was soon abandoned. John Wakeford Missenden Centre for the Development of ÌÇÐÄVlog
I'm sure that Laurie Taylor had many more changes of names of courses in his repertoire ( THES , April 11 re: "Industry hits out at diluted degree trend", THES , April 4), but perhaps he might like...
It is right to reward and develop centres of excellence, but how can this really strike the right balance in research funding ("United assault on Clarke's plans", THES , April 11)? According to the...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2003 Full text of Document 8442/03 Suite of documents 8442/03 Delegations will find attached Commission document SEC(2003) 441. [...] Council Register
Brussels, 16 Apr 2003 A seminar on research information management will take place on 12 June in Faro, Portugal. The seminar aims to discuss issues relating to current research information systems (...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2003 A joint French/US workshop on technology transfer and intellectual property management in public research will take place on 17 and 18 June in Lyon, France. The workshop is...
Brussels, 16 April 2003 The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) held its final meeting on 10 and 11 April 2003, six years after its creation. At that meeting, the SSC finalised opinions on 19 pending...
Paris, 16 Apr 2003 It is 20 years ago this year that Europe, in collaboration with the United States, launched the first infrared observatory into space. Its infrared powers revealed a secret...
Paris, 16 Apr 2003 Helicopter Emergency Services deal with emergency evacuations and inter-hospital transport across Europe. Improved navigation information from EGNOS could mean fewer cancelled...
Paris, 16 Apr 2003 Pescarolo Sport won Sunday's race at Estoril in Portugal, the first in the 7-event FIA Sportscar Championship, helped by technology originally designed for ESA's space programme....