Dundee's fight to become a university
By January 1964, six Scottish towns had made bids to house the country's next university: Stirling, Falkirk, Perth, Inverness, Dumfries and Ayr. But an emergency resolution from Dundee Council urged...
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Rift and squeeze in 1960s
Harold Wilson's Labour Government was still pretty new in late 1964 and so was the merged Department for Education and Science. Government papers newly released under the 30 year rule by the Public...
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A science outshone by soaps
Nicholas Tucker surveys the crisis in academic psychology. Psychology as a field of academic study presents an ambiguous front. Take-up among undergraduates is growing. Places in A-level courses are...
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Open sesame to young minds
Maire Messenger Davies examines TV's effect on children. Just before Christmas there was a lively press debate about a vicar in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire who told his flock not to encourage their...
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The art of being black
Claire Alexander goes in search of the complex identity of young black Britain that lies behind the popular stereotypes. In the wake of the recent wave of media infatuation, I have to confess that it...
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Dump it on the neighbours
Ragnar Lofstedt and Rae Zimmerman report on the rise of the environmental justice movement. North American academics have recently become extremely interested in a concept called "environmental...
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Science in a farewell to arms
Michael Atiyah arguesthat scientists have been compromised by the military- industrial complex, but by working for the elimination of nuclear weapons they can reassert their integrity. Last year saw...
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Single party mentality
Few governments, if any, in Asia encourage any form of opposition. At best it is seen as a necessary evil by established governments, including many of those in western countries. At worst in several...
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Elitists hostile to needs of masses
And so the New Year begins where the old left off. The future of higher education is again being heavily contested, with both the "how many?" and the "who pays?" arguments well to the fore. The media...
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Don's diary
Friday. Ships sails. Have I got all the Hanukkah candles? What about my prayer book? Is the menorah packed as well? I have been engaged as the rabbi on the QE2 Caribbean Christmas and New Year cruise...
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Time and place
Your typo blunted A. G. Williams's point: The Making of the English Landscape, which inspired so many field archaeologists as well as historians, was published in 1955 not 1995. Before that, for...
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More complex than you think
The simple truth about complexity (Geoff Mulgan, 榴莲视频 View, THES, December 22) is that Mr Mulgan is talking through his hat. For instance, he accuses proponents of theories such as complexity and...
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Forth should have faith in degrees
O levels were replaced by GCSEs in order to accommodate a greater proportion of the age cohort. The Government assured the employers that there was no erosion of standards. Similarly, we are assured...
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How software can teach good grammar
Vincent Mitchell (THES, December 22) chooses to ignore the actual problem facing many present-day students. An important reason why they find it difficult to read books is their inadequate knowledge...
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Momentum in Manchester
It would be a pity if your readers were left with the impression that Manchester's school of education is moving away from its traditional interests in British education ("Dynamic duo head south",...