No hurdle for LSC
The article "Post-16 reform hits new hurdle" ( THES , July 12) was so wide of the mark as to require correction. It claimed that "weak local management" in our 47 local learning and skills councils...
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Deadly data (1)
Widening participation means attracting students who are bright but may be ill prepared. Foundation programmes can help but are under threat because of the way the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council...
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Deadly data (2)
London Guildhall University writes off student debt only when it has exhausted all avenues for collection ("'No fee, no degree' threat", THES , July 5). Withholding certificates or graduation...
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Poor assessment
Frank Furedi's criticism of our research on academic assessment practice (Why I..., THES , July 5) misses a fundamental point: students expect a level of fairness and parity in the assessment of...
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Israeli assaults demand action (1)
The week that acres of newsprint were expended on the removal of two Israelis from honorary positions on the editorial boards of two specialist journals ("Israeli sackings prompt inquiry", THES ,...
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Israeli assaults demand action (2)
As convenor of a network of socialist historians, I support the academic boycott of official contact with Israeli academics. The ultimate aim, however, is to put pressure on the Israeli government. I...
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Israeli assaults demand action
Having friends on both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict, I abhor the policies of the Sharon government and the actions of suicide bombers. If there is to be a boycott, be even-handed. Include...
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Writ-shy decision
I'm not surprised that Andrew Franklin should want to dissociate himself from the rejection letter to which he referred (Letter, THES , July 12). But as managing director of Profile Books, he should...
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Launch of New Space Network is Good News for Small Businesses
Brussels, 17 July 2002 The launch of Europe's first network of space incubators (ESINET) today was welcomed by the European Commission. The ESINET initiative was outlined in the EU-ESA (European...
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Erasmus World: a European higher education scheme to attract more students from third countries and enable European students to study in other countries
Brussels, 17 July 2002 How can we strengthen links between our universities to improve the quality and competitiveness of our higher education? How can higher education in the European Union be made...
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Romano Prodi: Erasmus World Press Conference, Brussels, 17 July 2002
Brussels, 17 July 2002 Today the Commission adopted Erasmus World on a proposal from Viviane. There is a simple philosophy behind the project: "By opening our universities to the world, we open them...
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Budapest conference to discuss FP6 for Switzerland and candidate countries
Brussels, 17 July 2002 A conference to discuss the significance of the Sixth Framework programme for research (FP6) for Switzerland and central and eastern European EU candidate countries will take...
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JRC offers contract for study of identity management systems
Brussels, 17 July 2002 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has announced a call for tenders for an identification and comparison study of identity management systems (IMS). The aim...
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Commission presents clean technology projects
Brussels, 17 July 2002 The European Commission demonstrated what it is doing to encourage sustainable industrial production, clean technologies and recycling with the presentation of various EU...
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Hungary ready for FP6
Brussels, 17 July 2002 Hungary is looking forward to the implementation of the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) for research and technological development and particularly the introduction of the new...