Letter: Animals on trial (1)
Animals are used in pharmacology because there is no practical alternative for studying the effects of new drugs on the living body (Letters, THES , September 7, 14). Alternative in vitro testing...
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Letter: Animals on trial (2)
How can anyone believe that torturing animals to death is for the benefit of human health? Numerous drugs have been withdrawn since 1990, including Halcion, Teflex, Raxar and Zyban. All were "safety...
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Letter: Luton in Oman
Your article "Luton lacks contracts" (Whistleblowers, THES , September 14) is misleading. It cites outdated internal correspondence and presents a narrow picture of our contract with the College of...
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Letter: Colleges deserve more praise
The headline "Colleges fall short of higher standard" ( THES , September 14) is misleading because it conveys a message of failure in further education without foundation. The THES analysis of 59...
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Letter: Vive la différence
Brian Ramsden suggests that British higher education could cut administrative costs and succeed with fewer than 170 institutions (Analysis, THES , September 7). He reports that France has just 100...
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Letter: PhD prejudice
Chris Willis's letter ("Want a job? Don't mention the PhD", THES , August 17) struck a chord. Working towards a PhD, especially as a mature student, requires determination and effort. Employers...
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Letter: Public pay the price
Natalie Fenton argues that "core funding...must remain public or we will all pay" ("Privatise at a price," THES , September 14). We have already paid a heavy price. Our salaries and student funding...
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Letter: Private colleges
Further to your article on the standards in UK private colleges and accreditation (Analysis, THES , September 14), it is worth noting that Newbold College in Bracknell, Berkshire, offers degrees...
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Leader: Poor pay must not be the price of dedication
Academic life will always be a magnet for bright people who want to do satisfying work. And by entering the profession, every academic has taken the decision that maximising his or her income is not...
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A structural revolutionary
Li Shirong could make a packet working for the construction industry in Hong Kong, but believes there is work to be done in her native China, writes Jackie Sheehan Li Shirong, professor of...
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Busy saying nothing at all
Despite the shocking nature of last week's terrorist attacks on the United States, Adam Jaworski finds a dearth of 'factual' reporting among Britain's media. No matter what your political orientation...
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Gulf war II:like father like son
The Gulf conflict of 1990-91 was never resolved, argues Norman Bonney, and under George W. Bush many of the original players are back in the game. As the United States and most of the rest of the...
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Will Wills join the art class struggle?
The art world Prince William is entering with his course at St Andrews has long been a breeding ground for radical views. John A. Walker considers which influences may sway the heir to the throne....
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The toughest trick
For performance pay to work, it must reflect directly the goals we want to achieve - and there lies the rub, says David Marsden In the past two decades, Britain's universities have become much more...
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This spine could put backbone into staff
The new national pay bargaining deal could well help create the conditions in which workers in higher education come together and press for real change, argues Roger Seifert Watched, regulated and...