Standards upheld
You published last week the story of a doctoral student, Edwin Del Wollert, who says that he was recruited by Swansea University on the basis of an assurance that the philosophy department here has...
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See the real world
The article "Dangerous liaisons" (THES, November 5) explores some volatile territory in questioning the student field expeditions that often form a popular feature of undergraduate or postgraduate...
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Engagement is key
Frank Furedi ("When trust slips", THES, November 12) has articulated the growing concerns of teaching staff in higher education. Students are not "consumers" or "purchasers" of knowledge despite the...
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Give credit
The article on vicarious learning ("How to fight solitary confinement", THES, November 12) failed to mention the collaborative nature of the research on which it was based. This work has been...
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Two takes on DFEE research
The accusation in last week's front-page article ("Ministers accused of cover-up", THES, November 12) that the government suppressed information is nonsense. In line with the code of practice on...
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Two takes on DFEE research
Congratulations on exposing the suppression by the DFEE of research into the likely effects of the introduction of student fees on the applications to universities from mature students. One might...
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Swiss fear lecturer dearth
ROME Swiss higher education is facing a dearth of academics. About 40 per cent of its lecturers and researchers will retire between now and 2004, and there are not enough new academics to fill the...
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No leak in rents row
The representative of the Cambridge University Student Union Rents Campaign who said "the proposed increases only came to light via a leak" (Letters, THES, November 12) deserves a response. This is...
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Off the mark
Duncan Campbell reported that "many future doctors said they falsified patients' documents when under pressure" ("Stethoscopes and lies", THES, November 12). This misleading statement gives the...
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Perugia
The University of Perugia, close to the centre of the destructive 1997 Italian earthquake, has launched a three-year degree course in civil defence coordination.
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Muslim students rally on the streets of Jakarta
(Photograph) - Indonesian Muslim students rally on the streets of Jakarta to portest against a thawing of Indonesia's relations with Israel under new President Abdurrahman Wahid
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Moguls court U21
MELBOURNE The global network of higher education institutions, Universitas 21, is negotiating partnerships with at least five international corporations over its plan to run courses over the internet...
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V-c call to keep cash flowing
Vice-chancellors and principals will urge the government to avoid a return to "boom and bust" in higher education when they submit their bid for extra cash from the chancellor's forthcoming spending...
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Queen's Speech promises reforms for post-16 study
Further education stepped into the limelight this week with the government announcing legislation for post-16 reform and hinting at extra funding. As expected, the Queen's Speech to Parliament...
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Lecturers angry at AUT decision to suspend action
The executive of the Association of University Teachers was accused this week of failing to use its democratic machinery in deciding to suspend strike action over pay five months after it began....