ߣߣÊÓƵ

Search

150,469 results
Page 5250 of 150469 results

  1. All over bar shouting

    Gary Day's electoral confusion at the difficulty of distinguishing between anodyne electoral contestants is reflected, I suspect, around the country (Opinion, April 29). Here in Bedford, the three...

    #Letters

  2. Sceptic thanks

    Anthony Pagden's discussion of "Big Questions in History" (Features, April 29) opens with a quotation from Richard Rorty. An omission in his account is any mention of his late emeritus colleague...

    #Letters

  3. A question of choice

    Your correspondents need to read more of the literature surrounding assessment when commenting on the proposed new university entrance test (Letters, April 22). Thinking skills is a discipline that...

    #Letters

  4. Editor has crucial role

    Tim Birkhead states that we are "in free fall to a random refereeing process" (Working Knowledge, April 29). Unfortunately, his arguments lack cogency. For instance, the UK does not dominate the...

    #Letters

  5. Do we need teaching diplomas? 1

    Do students learn better when taught by academics with formal teaching qualifications than they do when taught by those without any? That is the fundamental question that needs answering in the...

    #Letters

  6. Do we need teaching diplomas? 2

    You correctly identify some of the difficulties facing lecturers undertaking teacher-training courses ("Lecturers bored by lessons in teaching", April 22). For junior lecturers, the twin demands of...

    #Letters

  7. Do we need teaching diplomas? 3

    You are too negative about academic development courses for new lecturers. I was part of the first cohort at Bradford University to do a PGCHE. Initially, I felt it was going to be a waste of time...

    #Letters

  8. Do something positive 1

    Those who proposed and voted for the Association of University Teachers' boycott of two Israeli universities would have done well to reflect first on the consequences of Mona Baker's ill-fated...

    #Letters

  9. Do something positive 2

    My colleague Andrew Morgan says that academics in the UK should "encourage our academic colleagues in Israel to challenge what (the Israeli Government) does, rather than merely copy that Government's...

    #Letters

  10. Friends, Romans and West Countrymen...

    Rustic r's were unfamiliar to the Globe's modern audience, but they were just as the Bard would have heard them, says master of pronunciation David Crystal The actors were in a rehearsal room at...

    #Features

  12. How will history judge cloning?: David Oderberg

    David Oderberg finds cloning morally repugnant, but Julian Savulescu sees the birth of a new prejudice - clonism Last month, Italian scientists announced that they had cloned a horse from a castrated...

    #Features

  13. How will history judge cloning?: Julian Savulescu

    David Oderberg finds cloning morally repugnant, but Julian Savulescu sees the birth of a new prejudice - clonism The cloning of human beings is inevitable. When it happens, it will represent one of...

    #Features

  15. What have I done that my college won't put me up?

    A friend of mine has been made head of school at his university. He was telling me that before taking up the post, he is to be trained to meet its various obligations. I joked that among the most...

    #Features