Truth with a capital T
As is shown by Ray Monk's review of Bernard Williams's Truth and Truthfulness ("Up against a tide of denial", THES , November 29), academic philosophers are once again busy fabricating a muddle about...
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Equality costs
The Greenfield report on getting more women into science ( THES , November 29) makes a number of costly recommendations. Laudable though they would be in a well-funded system, as things stand they...
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Parental wealth
Your leader "Students must be convinced of a degree's value" ( THES , November 29) gets straight to the heart of the matter: "parental income, rather than graduate prospects, determines whether and...
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Regional clarification
Your report on Partnerships for Progression (P4P) ("Meet target or lose cash, report warns", THES , November 29) suggested that the Higher Education Funding Council for England would withdraw funds...
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Why Cambridge?
The article "Troubled Commonwealth Institute eyes Cambridge alliance" ( THES , November 22) pinpointed several fears about the proposal. What will happen to the institute's mandate to promote...
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Miscellaneous fees
I am sure that Graham Gibbs's daughters' experiences of poor teaching in "research-led" departments are not universal, but I would be amazed if they were unique ("Research strategy limits teaching of...
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Why Israel?
Can we now move beyond the recent sterile exchanges about the treatment of Israeli academics and take a look at what is implied by any boycott of any academic? And could we also ask ourselves what we...
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Insular Britons
According to the European Student Survey 2002, "almost two-thirds of British students lack the essential skills and attitudes to compete for top graduate jobs across Europe" ( THES , 29 November)....
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Four pity's sake
I was aghast at last week's Don's Diary. So it took mathematicians 125 to prove that we need four colours to colour all mugs and that they are still working on a non-computer solution. This really is...
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Experts to be recruited to help Commission with FP6 - two calls for tender: individuals, organisations (link)
Brussels, 4 December 2002 Call addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of prospective independent experts to assist the Commission's services for tasks in connection with the...
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The European Network of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Laboratories (ENGL)
Brussels, 4 December 2002 What are the duties of the Network? The network is composed of laboratories appointed by national authorities. Each member has national control responsibilities. The...
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Phillipe Busquin: "Pour une biotechnologie au service du citoyen et de la compétitivité de l'Europe: la réseau européen des laboratoires OGM", Lancement du réseau européen des laboratoires d'OGM Bruxe
Bruxelles, le 4 d écembre 2002 Mesdames et messieurs, Je suis heureux d'être parmi vous aujourd'hui pour inaugurer le lancement du réseau européen des laboratoires d'OGM. Dans un domaine de nouvelle...
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Free conference package for young cyber therapy researchers
Brussels, 04 Dec 2002 Two free conference packages are available for young European researchers to present their papers to the CyberTherapy 2003 conference in San Diego, California from 19 to 21...
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Commission launches European network of GMO laboratories to improve traceability in food chain
Brussels, 4 December 2002 European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin today inaugurated the European network of genetically modified organism (GMO) laboratories at a launch in Brussels. This new...
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Traceability and labelling of GMOs (Extracted from Background for the Environment Council of 9 Dec)
Brussels, 04 Dec 2002 The Council is expected to reach a political agreement on a proposal of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the traceability and labelling of...