Flawed and biased
R. W. Hoyle (Letters, April 28) is right: Agricultural History does not illustrate my point that the draft listings in the European Reference Index for the Humanities reflect a "white, male,...
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Reinventing the work
The proposal to adopt "cost-cutting tactics of multinational corporations and begin outsourcing work overseas" does nothing to solve the problem of inefficient administration ("Outsource to save cash...
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Legal aid?
The article "Lawyers to cash in if degrees derailed", April 21) states that legal firms are "preparing to handle extra student grievances with the introduction of top-up fees". Given that tuition...
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Classical dishes
May I suggest to Peter Urquhart (Review, April 28), that to describe Indian classical music as "the ubiquitous background sound of the British curry house" is like saying that Elgar is the standard...
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ICT supplement No. 7
 ICT in higher education Published in The Times Higher on May 5 2006 Leader  "A new generation has grown up with technology and is as comfortable with a keyboard as with a pen" Crystal clear for...
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Hired guns offer aid in today's cut-throat market
Overseas consultants are advising UK universities on how to keep ahead of their rivals, says Stephen Phillips As the global competition for students, star academics and cash hots up, many British...
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'They can kick us hard, but they also hold out a helping hand'
When Cambridge University was deciding how its 800th anniversary could best be used not only to celebrate its history but also to raise much-needed money, it turned to US consultant Anthony Knerr,...
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It's not just the eyes that have it
The academy was for centuries blind to anything that could not be rendered into text, but a 'sensory' revolution is afoot, discovers Sara Wajid When I asked Sukhdev Sandhu to write about a Muslim...
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We'll be left in the soup if we take sea turtles for granted
The Chinese who study in the UK provide a vital source of income, so, Boris Johnson hears on his visit to China, we can't afford to be complacent Ah," said the jovial Chinese don next to me, dressed...
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'There is a void at the heart of this country'
In Burma, teaching has been ravaged by a Government intent on repressing free thought and by monastic schools' rote learning. But, finds William Barnes, there are attempts to repair the damage...
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Weapons of choice for tree huggers
Outraged by Lancaster's links with an arms firm and the prosecution of activists, academics went on a word offensive. Adam James explains In January, a peeved vice-chancellor e-mailed Bill Rammell,...
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Latest research news
What the ape can tell us about that horrific human drug trial New drugs such as the one used in the Northwick Park Hospital trial may be intrinsically unsafe for human beings because of an immune...
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Coreper Agenda Entry on adoption of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement with Switzerland
Brussels, 03 May 2006 Full text of Document 8833/06 Suite of documents 8833/06 PROVISIONAL AGENDA for: 2138th MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (Part 1) date: Wednesday 3 (11:00) May...
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the heart of the Commission’s job and growth initiative
Brussels, 3 May 2006 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the heart of the Commission’s job and growth initiative There is a very close link between IPR and the competitiveness of the EU...
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President of the European Commission meets leading members of the European Research Council
Brussels, 03 May 2006 This evening Commission President Barroso, with Commissioners Potocnik and Figel', will meet members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council, including its...