When do you whistle? 2
Your otherwise excellent report ("Privy Council asked to rule", THES , September 13) on the Swansea Institute, where students were allegedly told examination questions in advance, was marred by the...
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Make maths count 1
Jonathan Osborne (Letters, THES , September 13) must have known that his closing swipe at Tony Gardiner ("Policy does not add up", THES , September 6) saying "perhaps he would care to put his own...
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Make maths count 2
A strong reaction is always welcome, especially when it pinpoints the central issue. Jonathan Osborne's many articles show that his initial analysis is not that far removed from mine. We disagree...
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In brief 1
Hillel Ticktin says compulsory retirement at 60 or 65 should be abolished (Why I, THES , September 13). I suspect that this seems more attractive to a professor than to a university cleaner. Since...
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In brief 2
May I reassure Dylan Wiliam (Letters, THES , September 6) that expansion of higher education is in the offing in Greater Peterborough through a consortium of Loughborough University, Peterborough...
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Balancing act
We need people trained in some less fashionable disciplines rather than the free market Margaret Hodge proposes ("Union fury over PRP push", THES , September 13). There is a national shortage of...
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Commission working paper giving detail in annex to "More research for Europe - towards 3% of GDP" (link)
Brussels, 18 September 2002 Full text of Document 12044/02 16 September 2002 Commission Staff Working Paper in support of the Commission Communication - More Research for Europe - Towards 3% of GDP....
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Galileo receivers - in search of signals to ignore
Paris, 18 Sep 2002 Galileo, Europe's billion-euro satellite navigation system, will provide a guaranteed service when it becomes fully operational in about 2008. However, radio signals broadcast by...
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Technological scenarios for transport trends - call for tenders
Brussels, 18 Sep 2002 The European Commission has issued a call for tenders for quantifications of technological scenarios for long term trends in transport. This study aims to provide quantitative...
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EP Briefing 2002-09-23: Trans-boundary movement of GMOs (codecision, debate)
Strasbourg, 18 Sep 2002 Jonas SJÖSTEDT (EUL/NGL, S) will be presenting a draft legislative resolution on a proposed regulation on the transboundary movement of GMOs. In accordance with the...
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Commission launches project to measure exposure to air pollutants
Brussels, 18 Sep 2002 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin launched a pilot project that will measure city inhabitants' exposure to air pollution. The PEOPLE project (population exposure to air...
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EU's Joint Research Centre announces restructuring in run up to FP6 launch
Brussels, 18 Sep 2002 In preparation for the Sixth Framework programme (FP6), the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is to restructure its management arrangements. 'In planning the...
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ICT Market W@tch - call for tenders
Brussels, 18 Sep 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for the information and communication technologies market watch (The ICT Market W@tch). The contract concerns the...
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Update: 12:20
A-level watchdog: most marking robust and fair There may have been "something untoward" in the marking of some of this year's A-level examination papers, the head of the government's testing watchdog...
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Today's news
A-level results in chaos Education secretary Estelle Morris ordered an unprecedented re-mark of disputed examination scripts last night, throwing A-level results into chaos. Head teachers have...