Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:33:36 +0800
From: Paul Bains <P.Bains-AT-murdoch.edu.au>
Subject: sneers to you.


At 15:23 22/08/2001 +0100, Ruth wrote:
 it seems, it is impossible (for me at any rate) to congratulate you guys
without receiving a sneering remark in reply, time to give up trying i think.

Heh! Which 'guys'. I don't remember making any 'sneering' remarks. On the
contrary I'm truly impressed at your commitment and involvment in these
issues. When I first went to uni (a long time ago) I was involved in
attempts to introduce continuous assessment (rather than exams - I was
hopeless at them) - which seem revolutionary at the time. 
I left uni and got very involved in the early squatting campaigns in
Central London - these had a real impact on local govt policies re homeless
accomodation.
In Oz there are no vivas - we have had a contribution scheme for years - in
fact the Brits took it from here. The good thing is that there are quite a
few federal and local postgrad scholarships. That's all I really know -
sorry can't help more.