Test of tolerance in a liberal land
The assassination of Pim Fortuyn has shaken the Dutch but, asks Erik Jones, how did Fortuyn win so much popular support for his rightwing views? The assassination of Dutch politician, columnist,...
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Bollywood beckons
Sara Wajid is right when she says the youth market for film and TV is a multicultural one (What keeps all of Britain's colours from the screens? THES , May 3). But she is wrong when she asserts that...
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It's good to give in UK
The government has moved significantly in its attitude towards tax relief on donations to encourage philanthropy ("Alma maters hit the phones to plead with old boys and girls", THES , May 3). But...
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Gould still relevant
The intended coup de grâce of your article on Stephen Jay Gould's latest book ("Biology's unedited crusader", THES , April 26), that "cladistics made punctuated equilibrium redundant a long time ago...
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Decided defences
Winston Fletcher's viciously elegant review (Books, THES , May 3) dispatches Helga Drummond's The Art of Decision Making to the wastepaper basket of history. But as he cuts and thrusts, he strikes...
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In brief 1
The April 26 THES Diary report on the comments by the Sir John Cass foundation concerning its having been insufficiently consulted over London Guildhall University's merger with the University of...
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In brief 2
In the feature about identity and devolution in Britain, (Features, THES , May 3) England is referred to as "the little bit of the UK we tend to forget". But concerning devolution, it is Cornwall...
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In brief 3
I notice a strong resemblance between the cartoon at the head of Laurie Taylor's column and the photograph on the same page of the statue in Bristol University's Goldney Hall Gardens ( THES , May 3...
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Unrewarded research 1
The pushing and pulling required to present artistic activity as research in order to tap into research assessment exercise funding has been described as risible ("Creativity czar should consider...
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Unrewarded research 2
Laurie Taylor's "litany in honour of the RAE" ( THES , May 3) intones: "And to those who now live comfortably in a 5* department." Come, come Laurie. It's not so far from Poppleton to Bradford, where...
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Medical dilemmas
You reported that government officials had "assured" heads of medical schools that they did not face another round of expansion ("Medical school expansion ruled out", THES , April 26). Our members...
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Surprises in creative thinking 1
Must we be so coy about the connection between bums on seats and dumbing down ("They sign on, turn up but fail to tune in", THES , May 3)? Of course these are facts of modern academic life: that many...
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Surprises in creative thinking 2
As I read your leading article ("Time to address postcode route to information", THES , May 3) condemning the use of postcodes as a means of deciding who should and should not be offered a university...
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Surprises in creative thinking 3
A "golden hello" should be extended to those embarking on higher education qualifications in mathematics, engineering, chemistry and physics. Academic salaries are low, but they are not the primary...
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Today's news
Law is most popular course Law this year received the most applications from students at 74,617, followed by computer science (68,557) and psychology (66,919), in the third instalment of the four-...