War of ideas
We are in the middle of a dramatic change in the competitive landscape for universities and colleges ("US colleges tap corporate field", THES, March 31). The survey of US corporate universities...
We are in the middle of a dramatic change in the competitive landscape for universities and colleges ("US colleges tap corporate field", THES, March 31). The survey of US corporate universities...
Alarm bells have been ringing for some time about the government's attitude to social science research ("Pounds 1m says our policy is right", THES, April 7). Running through education secretary David...
The Economic and Social Research Council does not spend Pounds 42 million on its programmes as you report - that is the total research budget. The correct figure is Pounds 13 million. We have 25 live...
The letter by Ron Amann of the Cabinet Office (April 7) did not address the substance of THES reports on the manipulation of research by government departments. From this, it seems clear that the...
This week David Irving lost his libel action against Deborah Lipstadt and her publisher Penguin Books. He had sued over claims in Lipstadt's book, Denying the Holocaust, that he was a "Hitler...
Andrew Oswald bets you didn't know you could retire on two-thirds of your salary instead of half. Would you like to retire on two-thirds of your salary or just half? It is a tough one. If you are...
One in two lecturers is in poor psychological health, according to a survey by Gail Kinman. Traditionally, being an academic was considered a highly satisfying and relatively stress-free job....
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a Cambridge Scrutineer: "In 20th-century England not onlyeveryone can read, but it is safe to addthat...
The Sun in the Church
Hubble Revisited
The Crusades
The Condor's Shadow
The Energy of Life
Biological Exuberance - Sexing the Brain
Design for a Life