Letter: Game of monopoly (2)
The proposed merger between London Guildhall, North London and East London universities would mean lower-quality "higher education" for London's poorest students ("Giant London merger plan", THES ,...
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Letter: Modernity knocks
What an old-fashioned view of the role of higher education "League Tables 2001" ( THES , May 18) assume. In February last year, about 60 metres from where I sit, education secretary David Blunkett...
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Letter: Creative model
Perhaps one way of overcoming the split in lifelong learning is to be creative about structures ("Split in sector is stifling lifelong learning, warns Niace leader", THES , May 11). The University of...
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Letter: In brief (1)
How new is the new breed of leader (Analysis, THES , May 18)? In your list of 36 new and old v-cs, I noticed not a single female name, nor much to suggest the presence of some non-Anglo-Saxon blood....
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Letter: In brief (2)
Why do I find the idea of publicly funded posts in astrology ("Medieval minister wants Indian students to be taught vedic astrology", THES , May 4) odd when we have publicly funded posts in Christian...
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Letter: In brief (4)
Turkey's ambassador in London (Letters, THES , May 11) is perhaps unaware of my report (see www.gomidas.org ) wherein I narrate the systematic manner in which Turkish archival authorities impeded my...
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Letter: OU's role in expansion
Baroness Blackstone is right to point out that a change in the way Open University students are recorded might confuse readers of the various statistics recently released (Letters, THES , May 18)....
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Letter: In brief (3)
Christopher Wood (Books, THES , May 18) bases much criticism of pop entries in the latest Grove music dictionary on one "inaccuracy": that the word "still " is missing in the title of Carole King's...
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Leader: Animal health needs more research, not less
The foot and mouth epidemic may be past its peak but the lessons for research policymakers are fundamental. For decades, the United Kingdom had an Agricultural Research Council. The word "food" was...
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Leader: Bologna offers Eurosceptics a poor poll target
As Britain's election focus turned to Europe, education ministers from the European Union and beyond last weekend nudged the Bologna process - shorthand for convergence of the Continent's higher...
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Conceptual without cliché
Mark Wallinger struck a chord with his Ecce Homo in London's Trafalgar Square. Now he hopes to make his mark at the Venice Biennale, the most prestigious visual arts festival in the world. Helen...
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Deluxe glasshouse sets off Pond nicely
The Rothermere American Institute at Oxford, which opens today, will host a global resource for American studies and be a welcoming home for visiting scholars, writes Alan Ryan. When former US...
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A space cowboy goes it alone
Seeking total security, President Bush wants the US to build a national missile shield dubbed Son of Star Wars. The result, says Christoph Bluth, will be more insecurity for all. For the past four...
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Halls of residence to the corridors of power
As many students struggle against poverty, Cherry Canovan gauges their attitudes towards political activism. The National Union of Students does not want students to vote for any particular party in...
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The interns in Westminster
Halls of residence to the corridors of power: John Davies reports on the interns who are cutting their teeth in Westminster. There was a time when American interns easily outnumbered their British...