Letter: Logic and lesbians 1
Sylvia Pankhurst's unquestionable bravery may well cancel out her demerits and qualify her for a statue somewhere. But if the statue is seen as a reward for getting votes for women, Mary Davis (...
Sylvia Pankhurst's unquestionable bravery may well cancel out her demerits and qualify her for a statue somewhere. But if the statue is seen as a reward for getting votes for women, Mary Davis (...
The points that Mary Davis makes in her letter are well taken. But the question of "who cares" whether some of the women campaigning for the vote were lesbians cannot be left unanswered. Lesbians...
The stigmatisation of lesbianism is perpetuated in the dispute between Martin Pugh and June Purvis ("Lesbian fracas splits scholars", THES , January 25). Writers who are anti-feminist or critical of...
The debate regarding possible undemocratic election procedures at the Association of University Teachers ("AUT rivals reveal priorities", THES , January 11) prompts questions such as why does the...
To imply that large increases in the remuneration paid to vice-chancellors in their final year of service will generate a similarly large increase in their prospective pensions (Leader, THES ,...
As the increased threat of terrorism fuels the debate over the concept of 'citizenship' and its role in society, Adrian Mourby ponders whether a person can become 'British'. The government's...
The death last week of molecular biologist and Nobel laureate Max Perutz reminds us, writes Michael Ruse, that a chapter in the history of science is nearing its end The death last week of Max Perutz...
Researcher, author, television personality, vice-chancellor and policy-maker - Howard Newby has done it all. The head of Hefce talks to Pat Leon about a life promoting the cause of higher education...
Liverpool's 'fame' school has often made the headlines for the wrong reasons, but in a new book, founder Mark Featherstone-Witty argues that, controversies aside, he is happy to have created '...
The growth in the UK music industry has fuelled a massive increase in degree courses covering all aspects of the pop business. Cynics may say that talent can't be taught but, reports Tony Tysome,...
This year's AAAS conference covers everything from geometry jokes to science on the box, the atrocities of September 11 and bioterrorism. As with most conferences in the United States today, the...
This year's AAAS conference covers everything from geometry jokes to science on the box, the atrocities of September 11 and bioterrorism. John Allen Paulos is a man with a mission. It is one that, if...
This year's AAAS conference covers everything from geometry jokes to science on the box, the atrocities of September 11 and bioterrorism. What academics call "interdisciplinary" practice has long...
A race row has erupted in the US after a run-in between colleagues at Harvard. Stephen Phillips reports Lawrence Summers, president of Harvard University, hit a raw nerve when he met the Ivy League...
Brussels, 13 February 2002 Finland has gained first place in a new environmental benchmarking report presented by Colombia and Yale Universities at the annual meeting of the World economic forum in...