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  2. Edwin Kerr, 1926-2012

    A man who played a central role in the development of polytechnics and colleges into the thriving institutions that became post-1992 universities has died.Edwin Kerr was born on 1 July 1926 and...

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  3. 'Inconvenient truths' of open-access plans (1 of 2)

    The Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings led by Dame Janet Finch concludes that there should be a "clear policy direction" favouring open access. This has been welcomed by...

    #Letters

  4. 'Inconvenient truths' of open-access plans (2 of 2)

    The Academy of Social Sciences welcomes the Finch report's extensive acknowledgement that learned societies contribute significantly to developing scholarly endeavour and public engagement. They are...

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  5. Pensions, not politics

    As a delegate to the University and College Union congress from the branch that moved the "work-to-contract" motion for staff in the Universities Superannuation Scheme, I would like to address some...

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  6. Pound-for-pound power

    You might have thought that someone with Michael Farthing's surname would be sensitive to the point that size is not a determinant of quality ("Too lightweight for the title", Opinion, 21 June). The...

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  7. Consenting partners

    Thank you for reporting our initiative to work together to offer a distinctive edge to graduates from Welsh universities ("Welsh plan to boost employability launched", www.timeshighereducation.co.uk...

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  8. Farce be with us always

    I very much enjoyed Christopher Bigsby's article on campus novels ("Farce majeure", 21 June). His conclusion, which asks whether such novels are "an acknowledgement that universities have become a...

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  9. Shake the moneymakers

    I was contacted recently by the head of a private for-profit company asking whether, at short notice, I would be prepared to join a panel discussion as part of a conference on UK higher education....

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  10. Touch of garlic

    I enjoyed Sally Feldman's article on the Bauhaus' contributions to art and architecture ("Workshop of the world", Opinion, 14 June). She is right to point out that "the most profound legacy of the...

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  11. Decades inside the box

    That the expansion of college education in the US means that bright children are now more likely to attend prestigious universities and marry other intelligent people than they were a century ago has...

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  12. Appointments

    University of LincolnJohn DrakakisJohn Drakakis, the new visiting professor of English studies at the University of Lincoln, said he was "flattered" to be offered the role. Professor Drakakis, who is...

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  13. Campus round-up

    Cardiff/ExeterStop acting on impulseResearch has shown that people can train their brains to become less impulsive. Psychologists at the universities of Exeter and Cardiff assessed whether asking...

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  14. Accelerated learning

    As students cram for scarce undergraduate places, private institutions proliferate and research outputs rise rapidly, will China’s impressive growth spurts bring gains in quality as well as quantity...

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  15. Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye

    Later works, photographic ones in particular, redefine the creator of The Scream as a 20th-century artist, observes Alex Danchev

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    #Culture
    #Exhibitions
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