Letter: Satisfied members (1)
Marion Hersh's letter ( THES , August 3) questions the value of being a member of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, but seems to be somewhat confused, defensively conjectural and limited in...
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Letter: Satisfied members (2)
While professional bodies accredit courses and the Quality Assurance Agency considers teaching quality at subject level, Institute for Learning and Teaching membership provides individual...
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Letter: Real ails campaign
Despite the fact that no decision on the election of a new general secretary of the Association of University Teachers will be taken until an executive meeting in September, your coverage suggests...
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Letter: Laurie load (2)
Am I the only person who thinks that Maureen is Laurie Taylor's most far-fetched fiction? P. M. Wetherill Stockport
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Letter: Laurie load (1)
I am becoming seriously concerned about Laurie Taylor. In years gone by, at this time of year, THES readers would be treated to postcards and holiday missives from Laurie. Now, however, he appears to...
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Letter: Laurie load (3)
Did the material that Phylomena Badsey gained from Laurie Taylor (Letters, THES , August 10) for her first-year women's studies BA course include the impression that " ad hominem " is a sexist phrase...
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Letter: Artless review
Your grudging and belated review of Stephen Farthing's Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Art (Books, THES, August 10) exemplifies almost everything that is wrong with contemporary art criticism in...
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Letter: Want a job? Don't mention the PhD
The biggest handicap in the job market is a PhD. A doctorate is no longer enough to secure an academic post, so many postgraduates are turning to the commercial sector. But in that world a PhD is...
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Letter: UUK fails the test
The publication of Universities UK's proposals for the independent review of student complaints ("Student fears at 'fudged' review", THES , August 10) presents a rare opportunity for students to turn...
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Letter: Charioteering
Lewis Elton is mistaken (Letters, THES , August 10). "Chariot of fire" is in the Bible as well as in Blake. It is to be found in 2 Kings ii: 11 and the context is the taking up into heaven of the...
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