Hands off science 1
The pressure group Sense About Science is not a force of enlightenment (Opinion, THES , November 7) but yet another vested-interest group aiming to crush dissent. This one automatically labels as "...
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Hands off science 2
Martin Conway and Andrew Young (Soapbox, THES , October 31) describe the potentially disastrous move to downgrade psychology as a science subject. In 1965, I was appointed to develop psychology at...
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Subject to confusion
Lord Puttnam and subject lobby groups should understand the Higher Education Funding Council for England's methodology before shooting off scare stories (Letters, THES , November 7). First, the...
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No smoke, no fire
Gillian Evans' comment on the outcome of the Quality Assurance Agency's audit of the University of Cambridge (Letters, THES , November 7) is as misleading as the headline ("Watchdog mauls LBS and...
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Aim higher
I am dismayed by Roger Watson's flippant generalisations about nurse educators (Letters, THES , October 24). As a professor of nursing, he should be celebrating the fact that nursing is in the realm...
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Pension perils
Any colleague contemplating a post at a German university should look carefully at their pension rights. When I took up my appointment in Munich, I was assured that my years of service in the UK...
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No bias, just sense 1
Are we reaching the stage at which it will be impossible for a man to criticise a well-known woman without being accused of sexism ("Baroness hits back at laureate's broadside", THES , October 31)?...
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No bias, just sense 2
I was shocked to see Hertfordshire University's advert "Have you got the X factor?", aligning X chromosomes with the ability to make an "instant impression" that is "instantly credible" ( THES ,...
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The art of disguise
What's in a name? Gary Day (Opinion, THES , October 31) says that "academics are not artists". But if a practising fine artist also holds an associate teaching post in an institute of higher...
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Good on paper?
Nick Saunders (Professional, THES , November 7) claims that some academics submit identical papers to multiple journals simultaneously to increase their chances of getting published. All the journals...
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Today's news
Universities praised for spin-out success There are now more staff working in technology transfer than before and more patents filed, benefiting universities by £22.4 million, according to the second...
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No conclusion in sight for inter-institutional debate on embryonic stem cell research
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 The inter-institutional debate on whether the EU should fund embryonic stem cell research, and if so under which conditions, looks unlikely to be resolved swiftly, according to...
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Franco-Italian collaboration develops new production process for rocket booster components
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 French and Italian researchers have developed a faster and less expensive process for the production of the fine aluminium rings used in rocket boosters. The aerospace industry...
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Workshop on 'functional food - seafood, prevention of diseases by diet'
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 The national contact point for the Sixth Framework Programme in Szczecin, Poland, is organising a workshop on 'functional food - seafood, the prevention of diseases by diet', to...
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Technology transfer between European synchrotron facilities
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 The European synchrotron radiation facility (ESRF) is organising a technology transfer workshop in Grenoble, France, on 2 February 2004. Technology transfer is a complex and...