It seems very reasonable to suggest that taxpayers have an interest in knowing what is taught in universities. The recent Pittilo report suggested that degrees should be mandatory in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. So it seems natural to ask to see what is actually taught in these degrees, so one can judge whether [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Education'
Not much Freedom of Information at University of Wales, University of Kingston, Robert Gordon University or Napier University
October 20th, 2009 · 36 Comments
Tags: Academia · CAM · Central Lancashire · Chinese medicine · Edinburgh Napier University · Education · Freedom of Information Act · Malcolm McVicar · Marc Clement · Michael Pittilo · Northern College of Acupuncture · Public relations · Quality assessment · Robert Gordon's university · Traditional Chinese medicine · Universities · University of Central Lancashire · University of Kingston · University of Salford · University of Westminster · Westminster university · acupuncture · antiscience · business · evidence · herbal medicine · herbalism · homeopathy · management bollocks · managerialism
Good God Almighty, or Jurassic Theology
December 1st, 2002 · No Comments
This item appeared originally on my old Religion and Education page. It has been moved here because of the discussion that followed a review in the BMJ of Unscientific America and the discussion that followed, on this blog and on P.Z. Myers Pharyngula blog. Until recently, the idea that the earth was created 6000 [...]
Tags: Anti-science · Education · John Burn · Nigel McQuoid · P.Z. Myers · Pharyngula · antioxidant · antiscience · creationism · fundamentalism · intelligent design · schools · science
Creationists at the Oxford Union
November 25th, 2002 · No Comments
This item appeared originally on my old Religion and Education page. It has been moved here because of the discussion that followed a review in the BMJ of Unscientific America and the discussion that followed, on this blog and on P.Z. Myers Pharyngula blog. Evan Harris MP and I were up against the head of [...]
Tags: Anti-science · Education · John Burn · Nigel McQuoid · antiscience · creationism · fundamentalism · intelligent design · schools · science