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With inter‐city, who needs British Rail?
Terry QuinlanA modern communications link, similar to that used by NASA — the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration — in planning their space programme, is improving…
Where have all the engineering apprentices gone?
D.J.E. LewisThe view that many young people who apply to enter the engineering industry as apprentices these days are totally unsuitable for that activity is, unfortunately, no pessimistic…
Aims of higher education and effective utilisation of resources
Gerry FowlerSome might think that there was a dichotomy between the two halves of the title of this article. They might wish to argue that it is possible to consider how resources in higher…
Overseas students — jobs and the law
S.E. BirdEach year large numbers of students from overseas countries arrive in the UK intent on pursuing a course of education which will provide them with a professional qualification…
Biorhythm—your personal three‐phase cycle
Steth MD O'ScopeThe biorhythm theory, first developed in Switzerland, is based on the belief that the human body operates on three constantly‐recurring cycles — the physical, which is a 23‐day…
Learning shorthand
Bert CanningWe honour the great unknowns in the early history of mankind who first thought of the wheel or of the domestic use of fire. A still more climacteric concept was that of the man…
Effective management of the joining‐up process
Lyndon JonesThe joining‐up process embraces recruiting, hiring, formal training, first assignment to the point when the new employee is performing at a pre‐determined level. The joining‐up…
A year between school and higher education
Bill AllenThe idea that there should be a break between school and higher education has been increasing in popularity. Between 1965 and 1973 a series of studies, surveys, and reports…
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