A bewildered tribe
As The THES turns 30, Simon Jenkins and Tariq Ali review three turbulent decades within and without academia. After Margaret Thatcher lost power in 1990, her most revealing reflection was over her...
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A challenge for the next 30 years...
The THES celebrates its pearl anniversary this week. Thirty years may be a scratch on the history of universities, but for British higher education they have been momentous. In October 1971 the...
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The revolution has stalled but hope springs eternal
As The THES turns 30, Simon Jenkins and Tariq Ali review three turbulent decades within and without academia. Thirty years ago an entire generation refused to accept the permanent insignificance of...
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THES - the early years: Ex-editors remember
Thirty years ago there were eight of us on The THES editorial staff and we had been given two years to get into profit - which we did much earlier. Still today, when I pick up The THES , instinct...
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Campus law aims to stop sex crime
Californian university students, faculty and staff who have been convicted of sex offences will from 2002 have to register with campus police under a state law. Law enforcement officials applauded...
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LSC chief defends comments
John Harwood, chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council, has defended his comments on a radio programme about "unacceptable" and "appalling" standards in further education. But he apologised...
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Plan for virtual medical school explored
Scotland's five medical schools are to jointly explore a revolutionary approach to medical training using the latest advances in e-learning and technology. The Scottish Higher Education Funding...
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Scots reject QAA review
Scottish universities are to reject all quality inspection in the next academic year and are calling for a United Kingdom-wide suspension of external quality assurance until late 2003. The move...
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Latest UK news
BSE blunder leaves consumers in doubt Scientists at the Institute of Animal Health in Edinburgh, who have been trying to find out if BSE has infected sheep, have mistakenly been testing the brains of...
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Latest international news
Oz IT is 'paying price for fund cuts' ߣߣÊÓƵ is performing "abysmally" in information technology because of university funding cuts, heads of engineering at the country's eight leading research...
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From today's UK papers
Scientists in key BSE tests used wrong animal brains An inquiry has been launched into how a crucial experiment into whether BSE has infected sheep fell apart in disarray after an astonishing mix-up...
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• University of Melbourne The following awards have been made: The Chemeca Medal , jointly awarded by the Institution of Engineers ߣߣÊÓƵ Chemical College, the Institution of Chemical Engineers in...
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There's more to life than DNA
It wasn't just science James Watson hotly pursued, says Ian Wilmut. I am among the thousands of budding scientists who read the first volume of James Watson's autobiography, The Double Helix , to...
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How empire made the British at home
Geography Militant
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Signs of sacred or just decor?
Proceedings of the First International Symposium