Anglo-Catholicism: A Study in Religious Ambiguity
The popular perception of the Church of England, and of Anglicanism more generally, is of a denomination in conflict between opposing camps of conservatives and liberals. While the terms of this...
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ART AND DESIGNThe Aesthetics of UncertaintyBy Janet Wolff, professor of performance, screen and visual cultures, University of ManchesterColumbia University Press, £20.50ISBN 9780231140966Wolff...
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From where I sit - The only thing that counts is jobs
In Australia, it has never cost so much to go to university. Consequently, students are no longer buying an education; they are buying a commodity they expect will lead to a job so they can pay off...
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Wait a minute, Mr Postman!
Our vice-chancellor was yesterday forced to apologise to David Lammy, the new Minister for Higher Education, for what he described as "a most unfortunate clerical error".According to inside sources,...
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Cross purposes
Alan Ryan wishes John Denham would build bridges instead of picking fights
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Leader: Shift could endanger foundation
In offering colleges new powers, the Government could find that it damages the very qualifications it set out to improve and extend
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Christopher Bartlett, 1931-2008
Christopher Bartlett, a leading authority on British foreign policy and international relations, has died.He was born on 12 October 1931, was brought up in Dorset and was educated at Queen Elizabeth'...
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What counts and what doesn't in rankings? 1
How marvellously refreshing it was to read the glorious affirmation by the University of Chicago's Robert Zimmer that the whole and entire raison d'etre of his top-ranked university is "a singular...
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What counts and what doesn't in rankings? 2
You acknowledged last year that the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings were not well suited to recognise the particular characteristics of institutions such as the London School of...
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Journalistic insights
Journalism has long been a target for lazy and ill-informed academics who have not experienced the demands of a newsroom. I do not believe that Bob Franklin and Julian Petley are among them, but...
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Bologna's masterstroke
You report that "across continental Europe, the masters is a research-intensive course aimed at preparing students for a PhD and a career in academia" ("The long and the short of it", 2 October)....
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A desiccated image
The article "Pack science off to revive the wellspring of creativity" (9 October) on the matter of the supply of young Asian scientists to the UK was let down by its illustration.Why two apparently...
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Minority positions
Congratulations to David Lammy on his appointment as the new Minister for Higher Education ("Lammy steps up to HE as Rammell is moved sideways", 9 October). I do hope that his appointment will...
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Union blues
To suggest that the University and College Union (UCU) leadership has somehow defied its members' wishes (Letters, 9 October) is disingenuous.The reason that the UCU currently has a clearly defined...
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Dismissive naturalism
I fear that James D. Williams (Letters, 9 October) may be confusing science with naturalism. Science pursues knowledge by following the evidence. Naturalism restricts itself by excluding the...