In brief 2
The illustration of a naked woman set against fragments of a poem ("Make poetry a friend not a foe", THES , June 7) reflected the tired, cliched attitude to poetry that Ruth Padel was arguing against...
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Damned statistics 1
Your editorial ( THES , June 7) rightly calls for extra resources to achieve a 50 per cent participation rate, but your analysis of postcode premiums elsewhere demonstrates the inadequacy of this...
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Damned statistics 2
The finding that 28 per cent of UK university lecturers are over 50 is used to imply that we are an ageing profession ("No way to treat valuable citizens", THES , June 7). But if the standard...
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Damned statistics 3
Pay discrimination between ethnic-minority and other staff is impossible to verify if variables such as qualifications, age and experience are not taken into account ("St Andrews attacked on ethnic...
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Ins and outs of race 1
Ian McDonald identifies with Sussex University students and their claimed fear of being taught by someone who "deems them genetically inferior" ("No refuge for racists within the academy", THES ,...
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Ins and outs of race 3
Ian McDonald argues that Geoffrey Sampson's views represent British National Party-style attitudes. Odd then that Sampson says whites tend to have a lower IQ than Asians. McDonald thinks that anyone...
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We want money without mafia 1
Gordon Graham's diagnosis of what ails higher education - political indifference to education beyond its immediate economic and social engineering potential (Soapbox, THES , June 14) - is correct,...
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We want money without mafia 2
I was delighted that vice-chancellors plan to raise extra income for universities ("Universities unite in call to hike fees", THES , June 14). I began to muse on what that might mean: better...
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Islam and pluralism
C. W. Watson ("Open up to a very creative culture", THES , June 14) tries to use anti-essentialism to defend Islam but misunderstands both. The former does not imply that discourses have any or no...
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Commission requests study on the role of civil society in governing ERA
Brussels, 19 June 2002 The European Commission's Research DG has published a contract notice for a study contract on 'Governance of the European research area: the role of civil society'. The open...
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Report of COST meeting (scientific and technical research), 13-14 May 2002
Brussels, 19 June 2002 148th meeting of the COST Senior Officials Committee held in Paralimni, Protarás, Cyprus on 13/14 May 2002. Summary of conclusions. European Cooperation in the field of...
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GMOs contain greater theoretical risk of extinction, say US scientists
Brussels, 19 June 2002 The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into wild animal populations has a greater theoretical risk of extinction of natural species than previously thought,...
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EU research supports an integrated infrastructure for measurements, testing and standards
Brussels, 19 June 2002 Measurements and testing underpin economic activities, industrial processes and the functioning of society. They play a crucial part in ensuring the competitiveness of European...
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Website to show value of science
Brussels, 19 June 2002 Seven leading European research organisations have teamed up to produce a website which explains to Europeans how their research impacts on their lives. The site, 'Sci-tech -...
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Quality and safety standards for human tissues and cells
Brussels, 19 June 2002 The Commission has proposed new quality and safety standards for human tissues and cells used in therapy throughout the European Union. The measure aims to ensure comprehensive...