Horses for (university) courses 1
To accuse new universities of "bureaucratic practice" as Frank Furedi does ("Why I believe new universities mean lower academic standards", THES , June 13) and to suggest that this has contributed to...
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Horses for (university) courses 2
Frank Furedi's anxiety that "whenever politicians decide to expand the definition of a university, the quality of academic education deteriorates" is reminiscent of the alarm of propertied men about...
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Horses for (university) courses 3
Sir Derek Roberts' narrow view on improving London's poor innovation record ("Narrow focus key to London innovation", THES , June 13) does the capital no favours. Ignoring the potential of...
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Horses for (university) courses 4
Sir Richard Sykes' consistent position that there should be no more than five research-intensive universities ("Teaching-focused 'not worthy' of university title", THES , June 6) is to be admired...
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Historical heresy
Medieval heresy was often depicted as a disease, albeit not a virus ("Get medieval with al-Qaida", THES , June 13). Inquisitors saw their activities as cutting off poisoned limbs. However, the effect...
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Cavalier attitude
Your Whistleblowers report about alleged academic corruption in the journalism department at Liverpool John Moores University ( THES , June 6) was based largely on documents I submitted to an...
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Too early to budget
Your report "Health academics fear NHSU will grab slice of research pie" ( THES , June 13) on the National Health Service University's possible involvement in research was inaccurate in one key...
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Taxi test online
Your diary entry "Taxiing on the internet" ( THES , June 13) claims that I think aspirant London cabbies can "learn" routes online when what I advocate is online testing. The syllabus for London's...
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Wanted: dead and alive
The shortage of cadavers is a concern for anatomy teaching's future but so is the potential shortage of anatomists ("Why low body count is fatal for anatomy", THES , June 6). As anatomical research...
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Calculated belief
Keele University managers' defence of the Owengate financial restructuring deal ("Keele denies cash 'wheeze' costs", THES , June 6) illustrates our difficulties. Pro vice-chancellor Tony Dugdale...
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Bridges to bodies
If the spectator of Yerma's Eggs feels alienated or confused, as suggested in your feature " In vitro veritas " (THES, June 13), perhaps this is the intention of the theatre production and a strength...
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OU is affordable
Two comments in Richard Jenkins' review of our introductory sociology coursebooks (Books, THES , June 6) may mislead readers. The Open University preserves "levels of student-centredness that are...
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Politic policy
Your article "Is it right to refuse to teach a racist?" ( THES , June 6) began with a description of a lecture at Salford University that is inaccurate. The first-year lecture on contemporary...
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Patentability of computerised inventions
Brussels, 18 Jun 2003 The Legal Affairs Committee gave strong backing on Tuesday to proposed EU-wide rules for the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. The committee's first-reading...
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First Mars, then Venus!
Paris, 18 Jun 2003 Fifteen days after the launch of Mars Express, Europe has reaffirmed its trust in Soyuz: next stop Venus in 2005! Just two weeks after the flawless launch of Mars Express on its...