Letter: In brief (1)
Proponents of a "Darwinian-based theory of literature" observe that our ability to tell stories is as much a product of evolution as our ability to make tools. They therefore declare all other...
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Letter: In brief (2)
News that the London School of Economics and Imperial College are collaborating ("LSE to achieve clout via alliance", THES, July 20) is a bit like the romance between Helen and Paul on Big Brother ....
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Letter: In brief (3)
Ann Oakley gives a clue as to why the life of a university lecturer has become so miserable (Soapbox, THES , July 20). Educationists are remorselessly turning education into centralised processing...
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Letter: In brief (4)
Brenda Gourley's appointment at the Open University (News, THES , July 20) prompts me to ask if this is the first time a vice-chancellor's name has included the acronym of their institution? Peter...
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Leader: New broom must offer clean sweep of student support
It was the habit of education ministers before the last election to stress their contribution to the support of poorer students by reference to opportunity bursaries, as if these were a generous...
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Leader: Union's leader loss is merger lobby's gain
Competitors are already lining up to replace David Triesman as general secretary of the Association of University Teachers. He, and his access to those in power, will be missed. But his departure...
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Origami and string - the universe explained
In the second of our Big Science Questions, Sir Martin Rees ponders the origin of the universe, while Martin Ince juggles the pieces of a cosmic puzzle. Evidence that our universe had a hot dense...
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For dangerous roads, keep a sweet bouquet handy
Smell can have a marked effect on the ability to carry out tasks, recall memories and concentrate, writes G. Neil Martin If you had to relinquish one of your senses, which would it be? Vision?...
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Alienation is the price of education
Geoff Maslen reports on the black academics who are determined to give Australia's Aborigines an education without destroying their cultural identity. "I have a couple of grandsons who say they hate...
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Business versus the Bible
Fundamentalist Christians want it stopped; scientists believe it could save millions of lives and be worth billions of dollars. Stephen Phillips reports on the stem-cell dilemma facing President Bush...
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A theory unified by telescope and lab
In the second of our Big Science Questions, Sir Martin Rees ponders the origin of the universe, while Martin Ince juggles the pieces of a cosmic puzzle. In many cultures, the origin of the universe...
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Latest UK news
'Fragrant Mary' seeks solar solace Mary Archer today made her first public appearance since her husband was jailed, at a summer school on solar energy at the University of Strathclyde. Lady Archer, a...
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Latest international news
China releases jailed scholars Two United States-based scholars of Chinese origin, Gao Zhan and Qin Guangguang, have been released on medical grounds by China, 36 hours after they had been convicted...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph Paul Maxwell Robinson, a law librarian at University College London, was jailed for a year yesterday after a Swedish court found him guilty of violent rioting at the European Union...
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Latest international news
Nigerian delegation refused visas The 78-member Nigerian delegation to this week’s Education International congress is stranded in Johannesburg because the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa has...