Doctor how
I was interested to read the feature on professional doctorates ("Practical knowledge", 26 February). What it perhaps misses is that the range of practices across the doctoral spectrum are much wider...
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Culture change bears fruit
The isolated quotes in your feature "No apples for teachers" (19 February) are misleading. My position as an educator at the University of Manchester needs clarification and, more importantly, I made...
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No chance of a 2D deity
Few would disagree with Simon Blackburn's view that David Hume was a gifted writer, but the implied notion that he provided the last word on God's existence, anthropology or miracles is somewhat...
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Ken Green, 1946-2009
Ken Green, professor of environmental innovation management at the University of Manchester, died on 12 February after a short illness.He was an expert on the application of technology to problems of...
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University of Oxford - Clash of ideas
Budding entrepreneurs battled it out at the University of Oxford's fifth annual Idea Idol competition. The contest, billed as part Dragons' Den and part Pop Idol, was held at the university's Said...
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Round Table invitees confused by Oxford 'link'
Critics say ORT does not make its lack of academic connection clear, writes Melanie Newman
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Off Piste: Butt of our neuroses
The goat has symbolised lusty desires and Christ-like sacrifice for millennia, but for Helen Wilcox a stray mountain beast in her garden had a rich meaning of its own
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It is all a matter of taste
Most education is vocational, and quite rightly so, says Alan Ryan
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From where I sit - Student forced to use his noodles
On my way to the faculty dining room, I bought a copy of local newspaper Xinmin Evening News from a roadside newsstand as I waited for the traffic lights to change from red to green.Then I saw one of...
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Leader: Where do the curious people go?
Academia long gave asylum to awkward geniuses. It is less welcoming now, and scholars and students both feel the loss
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University of Gloucestershire - Jobless offered free tuition
Up to 50 free full-time places are being offered by the University of Gloucestershire to help the unemployed develop their skills. The institution is offering to waive tuition fees on a range of one-...
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Norwich University College of the Arts - Alumni provide rebrand
Norwich University College of the Arts is to rebrand, launching a new identity to coincide with the end of its first year with full degree-awarding powers. The new logo was designed by Hat-Trick...
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University of Bolton - From jail to the High Commission
A former political refugee studying at the University of Bolton, who once had to smuggle his artwork out of prison in his native Maldives, has won a job in the country's High Commission. Naushad...
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Lancaster University - An English floating garden
A bamboo raft holding an "English garden" has been launched on a lake at Lancaster University as part of a project to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. Christine Dawson, an artist who...
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University of St Andrews - Rector gets on his trike
Kevin Dunion, the new rector of the University of St Andrews, faced his first big challenge in the role at his installation ceremony - deciding how to get there. Each rector has to choose a fresh and...