Mind your head - falling rocks
As 2001 nears, Arthur C. Clarke warns Earthlings against space invaders during the coming century. Thanks to one of the most remarkable events in the entire history of astronomy, the names Shoemaker...
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an ancient Greek philosopher: "Our own observation tells us that every state is an association of...
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Prophets of doom rise for an encore
Late Antiquity
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A seer who waged war on violent science
J. D. Bernal
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Transit from echo to original
The Shadow of a Saint
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Letter: Two-way race
Gary Craig writes that "the British government's attitude towards immigration is profoundly racist", asserting that it treats professional people better than refugees and asylum-seekers (Letters,...
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Letter: IT liberators(1)
I thoroughly agree with Jeffrey Henderson on how to compete with the United States ("To excel, simply remove red tape", THES, December 8), particularly on the use of transcripts detailing graduates'...
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Letter: Free of straitjacket
Frank Furedi makes two common mistakes among critics of quality assurance agencies ("Institutions wither in the quality straitjacket", Soapbox, THES, November 24). First, he lumps all external...
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Letter: Heretics under fire
In the five years I have subscribed to The THES, I have been struck by how often in articles distinguished scientists posit the existence of a God - even an immanent God. Does Peter Atkins ("Bishops...
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Letter: In brief(1)
Samuel Richardson's novel was not called Clarissa Harlow , nor was it serialised in a weekly magazine over a year ("The ultimate in fantasy novels", Modern Language Association Convention supplement...
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Letter: In brief(2)
No legitimate British university gives credit for life experience ("I'd like one doner kebab and a PhD to take away", THES, November 15). Awarding credit for experiential learning involves...
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Letter: In brief(3)
Your article on British American Tobacco funding of Nottingham University ("Charities fume over tobacco funding", THES, December 8) quotes me as labelling the university's vice-chancellor "clever,...
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Letter: In brief(4)
The article "Rerouting world waterways" (Research, THES, December 1) omitted to say that Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making by the World Commission on Dams is published by...
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Letter: No winners in teaching turf war(1)
I read with concern "Union motion to abandon ILT" (THES, December 8). I have been involved with the Institute for Learning and Teaching as an accreditor and as a member since its creation, and I feel...
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Letter: No winners in teaching turf war(2)
The ILT deserves support, not attack. Some of the AUT's concerns seem to reflect a lack of understanding. For example, group accreditation for all lecturers in a department that had passed a teaching...