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  1. Anti-social work behaviour

    What a disgrace it is that Michael Gove, the education secretary, chooses to disregard the positive work that social work academics undertake in supporting and protecting vulnerable people. The arena...

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  2. Open access denied

    I read with due concern Simon Lilley's article on the "gold-mining" of academia by "feral" corporate publishers ("How publishers feather their nests on open access to public money", 1 November).His...

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  3. Brazil nuts for Blighty

    I read with interest "Steep costs deter Brazil's experience seekers" (News, 8 November).The UK Higher Education International Unit runs the Science without Borders (SwB) UK programme, under which 10,...

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  4. Star-spangled clangers

    There are two serious problems with recruiting big-name researchers in the run-up to the research excellence framework ("Reach for the stars", 1 November).First, the financial headroom required to...

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  5. Thin on top

    Your article on the question of academics with doctorates tells only half the story ("Proportion of academics with PhDs is 'low'", 1 November).There is a growing body of university managers, deans,...

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  6. Life coaching (1 of 2)

    Michael Somerton is undoubtedly correct in asserting that "becoming an effective teacher should be seen as a long-term process" ("Qualified expectations", Letters, 8 November). However, this does not...

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  7. Life coaching (2 of 2)

    Michael Somerton suggests that becoming an effective teacher ends only "on retirement". Following the suggestion by Vanessa Pupavac, lecturer in international relations at the University of...

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  8. Do tell them, pike

    If one is looking for an apt new slogan for the academy ("The new motto for the marketplace: all for one and none for all", 15 November), R.H. Tawney's famous quote from Equality (1931), "Freedom for...

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  9. Measuring up

    The letter commenting on university rankings and men's endowment no doubt has been reported favourably by the media in every country ("Bunch of rankers", 11 October). After all, we all want to come...

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  10. Fred flag flying

    Regarding "Shiny happy periodicals" (15 November): thank God for Fred Inglis!Susan Powell, Chair of medieval texts and culture, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, University of...

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  14. Small, medium or large

    Is there an optimum size for research labs? Are larger labs more prone to research misconduct and harder to manage? Paul Jump investigates

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  15. Firm footing

    Technicians, the academy’s ‘Cinderellas’, play vital roles and deserve proper recognition and support, argue Kelly Vere and Roger Murphy

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