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  1. Letter: Islington subterfuge

    I question Tim Leunig's statistic that only 72 students in six of London's poorest boroughs got more than 24 points in their A levels (Soapbox, THES , June 22). One of the six was Islington. But, as...

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  2. Letter: Sign of the father

    It would seem that it is not only the likes of Barthes and Derrida who misinterpret Ferdinand de Saussure, "the father of modern linguistics". He is also misinterpreted by those who castigate Barthes...

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  3. Letter: We must reflect society we serve

    Frank Furedi takes issue with Universities UK for seeking to attract people who have no current aspirations for higher education to university (Soapbox, THES , June 29). But Furedi manages to avoid...

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  4. Letter: Segregation polarised

    Andy Green and John Preston (Opinion, THES , June 22) say education is seen by the European Union and the Department for Education and Skills as a means of creating social cohesion. Their Centre for...

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  5. Letter: Settling the score

    The words "inept" and a "comedy" with which Christopher Chippindale seeks to trash Quality Assurance Agency subject reviews (Letters, THES , June 29) might more accurately apply to his own faulty...

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  6. Letter: Gradgrind and ghosts

    Geoffrey Alderman's dismissal of "the ghosts of old Labour" that "still haunt British academia" (Soapbox, THES , June 29 ) is astonishing. Where did he meet them? He must now have little actual...

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  7. Letter: Failed accountability

    The events culminating in the out-of-court settlement in favour of Nick Tregoning, Swansea students' union manager, are an object lesson in failed accountability (Whistleblower, THES , June 22)....

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  8. Leader: Could the ILT take over the QAA's standards work?

    One of the most frequently asked questions by callers to The THES is "which is the best university for subject xxxx?" One of the best-selling issues of the paper is the one carrying league tables....

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  9. Leader: Disoriented NUS may benefit from upheaval

    A financial crisis at the National Union of Students and poor management at Swansea's student union raise the question of what student unionism is for, locally and nationally. The growth of further...

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  10. Lessons under lock and key

    A conference next week will look at the case for education behind bars and ask whether it can help put inmates back on the straight and narrow. Olga Wojtas reports. Various branches of the education...

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  11. Yearning for a drink, a woman... and God

    International Medieval Congress Catherine Keen examines next year's theme. " I am stricken with pity more than most, for anyone who drags out his life in exile, revisiting his native land only in...

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  12. Making a devil out of the divine

    The Leeds International Medieval Congress starts next week. Tara Gale ponders the portrayal of angels. One of the most ubiquitous images in popular culture is the angel. But unlike other religious...

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  14. Legal aid is given free by the dons @ dotcoms

    Christopher Whelan was dubious about the merits of a partnership with the commercial world, until he joined the advisory panel of an internet firm. It does not take a rocket scientist to know that...

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  15. Is this the final curtain for opera's tragedies?

    Fires, wars, scandals and the Mafia have all contributed to the downfall of some of Europe's most famous opera houses. Adrian Mourby investigates The words "opera house" and "scandal" get yoked...

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