Blame, a zero-sum game
The casual reader of Simon Lee's article "'Progressive' austerity and the obvious death of Lib Dem England" (15 September) could be forgiven for supposing that the UK had a Liberal Democrat-dominated...
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Change from the top down
I am writing to clarify some points raised by your article about Richmond, The American International University in London and its recent probationary status with the Middle States Commission on...
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Wheels fall off model
It was disappointing that the report celebrating Toyota as a model of efficiency made no reference to its repeated product recalls ("Academic efficiency drive may put Toyota at the wheel", 15...
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Luxury retreat
You write that higher education institutions should be able to develop unique brands because the retail industry has at least 150 distinctive marques ("Swap camels for custom vehicles", 8 September...
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These uncertain ratios
The letter from Gijsbert Stoet ("Rewarding equality", 1 September) points out that gender ratios in academia may simply reflect different choices made by women and men, who tend to be influenced...
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Punish me - I like it
I have just read your coverage about the exemplary punishment inflicted by the London School of Economics on Satoshi Kanazawa for the silly claim that black women are genetically uglier than other...
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Only limiting the damage?
Both the debates about David Starkey's Newsnight appearance (THE passim) and the work of Satoshi Kanazawa are being discussed in terms of professionalism and whether academics are entitled to express...
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Universities cheered by Scottish spending review, but colleges face pain
The Scottish government has pledged to increase funding for universities in a spending review that sets the budget for the next three years.
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Clegg: ‘Breaking promise on fees was heart-wrenching’
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has described the coalition government’s decision to increase university tuition fees – which went against pledges he made before the election – as “heart-wrenching”...
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Trial of Italian seismologists ‘misguided’, experts warn
A decision to charge a group of Italian seismologists and officials with manslaughter for failing to predict an earthquake that killed over 300 people “defies belief”, according to a UK expert in the...
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‘Show students the data – or others will do it for you’, Willetts warns
Students should be able to view simple pie-charts showing how their university spends its tuition fee income, David Willetts has said.
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Doubts raised about PQA and AAB proposals as sector responds to White Paper
Plans for students to apply to university after receiving their A-level results have been challenged as the consultation on the higher education White Paper draws to a close.
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‘Oxbridge obsession’ blamed for holding back social mobility agenda
A “narrow, Oxbridge-obsessed” approach to higher education reform will thwart attempts to increase social mobility, according to a new report by a group of new universities.
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Lib Dems vote for rethink on loan repayments by part-time students
Delegates at the Liberal Democrat party conference have supported a motion asking the government to look again at its proposals for the tuition fee loans given to part-time students.
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Inside Higher Ed: Abuse of trust?
By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed