Natfhe and North Brum
We are writing to clarify the statements made by Joan Short, principal of North Birmingham College (Letters, THES, December 3). Natfhe is by far the largest union in North Birmingham College,...
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Figure skating
Concern has been expressed at the drop-out rate in UK universities (THES, December 3), in particular the national average of students failing to complete a degree (18 per cent) and the poor...
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Welsh mergers
Governors have not given the go-ahead for a merger between the University of Wales College, Newport, and the University of Wales, Lampeter (For the Record, THES, December 3). They have agreed for...
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Illiberal liberalism of Islamophobia
We are extremely angry over the review by Radhakrishnan Nayar of the three different titles recently published by us focusing on diverse issues in Pakistan's career since its independence in 1947....
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Last form of alienation
The bishop of Oxford makes the excellent point that the writings of 19th-century atheists tend to be unread. ("Unsuitable tenants for an empty sanctuary", THES, December 10.) How I wish the bishop...
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All hail the electronic grapevine
Getting the Message
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an unfinished novel whose protagonist is loosely based on an MGM producer: " Though I haven't ever...
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Pushing at the limits of credulity
The Deep Hot Biosphere
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A work of art even greater than 'Cats': the human body
The Art of Genes
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Adventures in the way we see
Colour and Meaning
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A cold look at white heat
After Progress
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Liberate libretti, push for jobs
The MLA's new president sets out her agenda Opera - which is enjoying a revival of interest in North America - became a passion for Linda Hutcheon, the MLA's incoming president, in her days as a...
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Good idea, but poorly executed
Virtual think-tank Nexus bore all the hallmarks of new Labour. So why did this academic brainwave fail? asks Harriet Swain When virtual think-tank Nexus was set up three years ago, it seemed to...
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Two men and a brief to minister learning
Sean Farren tells Anne McHardy about his plans for NI education with Martin McGuinness I won't invite controversy for the sake of controversy, but if controversy is necessary in order to get...
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A day in a farmer's life, 2015
Fifteen years from now clever crops and robots will fill fields that were once home to mad cows and angry Greens. Steve Farrar peers into the future Early morning at Tomlin's Farm in Suffolk. Bill...