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I have a question for the anonymous fellow who said Susan Greenfield's possible appointment to the Royal Society was "an insult to the world-class scientists who are still on the waiting list" ("...
I have a question for the anonymous fellow who said Susan Greenfield's possible appointment to the Royal Society was "an insult to the world-class scientists who are still on the waiting list" ("...
Perhaps those prejudiced obscurantists who are seeking to block Susan Greenfield's election as a fellow should be dissuaded from their threatened resignations. Instead their titles should be changed...
Mo Dodson's tirade against Paul Ormerod's review of Michael Albert's Parecon (Letters, January 30; Books, January 23) can't go unchallenged. Ormerod criticises Albert for his failure to provide...
The National Secular Society's criticism of Aberdeen University for establishing a Centre for the Study of Spirituality, Health and Disability ("Row over 'pseudo science'", February 6) seems based on...
"Cuts to research into education must be halted," says the British Educational Research Association (February 6). I disagree. Research into education produces calamitously stupid ideas that are put...
Unlike Gary Day (January 30), engineering lecturers don't have to mark piles of essays. But to judge from a competition on "What makes a good engineering lecturer?", engineers not only write well,...
While not questioning the veracity of Leeds University's findings about the damage that paid work can inflict on academic achievement ("High-fliers are more fun", February 6), I would ask a different...
University staff are not as divided over the national pay framework as you suggest ("TUC policies pay scrum", February 6). Unison, Amicus and the Association of University Teachers at University...
Natfhe and the AUT have contrasting views on the current pay offer and framework agreement, but there is much common ground. We both agree that the offer fails to restore real pay levels; individual...
V-cs put case for cash to keep UK competitive Universities in England and Northern Ireland need a 30 per cent increase in expenditure to boost student numbers, maintain international competitiveness...
Brussels, 11 Feb 2004 An EU funded project is preparing to test different forms of high altitude platforms (HAPs), airships or solar powered aircraft located in the sky at an altitude of around 20 km...
Brussels, 11 February 2004 The European Commission today presented the first NEST (New and Emerging Science and Technology) projects retained for funding for 2004. These ten projects cover issues...
Strasbourg, 11 February 2004 Verbatim report of proceedings on 10 February 2004, Part 2 Byrne, Commission. Mr President, the study 'Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed Salmon',...
Brussels, 11 Feb 2004 A bio-engineered plant that detects buried landmines by changing colour could save thousands of lives and limbs, Danish scientists claim. Field tests will establish its...
Brussels, 11 Feb 2004 Mobile communications mean different things to different people. For young people, a cool way to chat with friends; for businesses, an essential tool; and, for scientists, a...