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  1. Citation ideas 2

    I think I can resolve the research assessment exercise-research excellence framework issue once and for all (Letters, December 14). Combine the virtues of peer review and metrics. Submit one's four...

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  2. Delusions of grandeur

    So the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire wants to be called "president" (December 21/28). When I worked for the DTI in the 1990s, Michael Heseltine wished to be known as its...

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  3. Premier drinker

    Philip Cowley pronounced himself shocked that in a poll of 300 members of the Political Studies Association 3 per cent could consider former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy the best Prime...

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  4. Leading lights

    The story "Campuses suffer leadership and information deficits" (December 21) was based on a paper I and my colleagues presented at the annual Society for Research into Higher Education Conference in...

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  5. Donate your books

    Many university libraries have made the decision to "dump their print", especially in the case of journals. Rather than sending them to an incinerator or landfill, universities should consider giving...

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  6. From Dr Who to Star Wars

    Conor Farrington was sceptical when two American Rhodes scholars slated everything about Oxford. Then he found himself at Harvard ... Condemnation of Oxford University as "outdated", "frustrating"...

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  7. Good tourist, bad tourist

    The evils of mass tourism have been overstated and the ethical benefits of ecotourism missold, says Jim Butcher. We should stop feeling guilty and start enjoying our precious time off. In the new...

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  8. Battles of the sexes

    The involvement of women in military conflicts, as combatants and victims, has seen them variously vilified and lauded as 'female Rambos', 'secret weapons' and 'damsels in distress'. Kelly Oliver...

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  9. Right course to make the grade

    From a sector rife with disjointed local practices to a coherent nationwide framework: in just a decade a clear blueprint for UK higher education has emerged, Peter Williams reflects on challenges...

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  10. Conference paper presentation

    When looking to have a paper accepted for presentation at a conference, originality, interest and scientific rigour are key.

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  11. Planning an open day

    A successful open day that will attract both prospective students and their parents needs judicious planning, plenty of publicity and, ideally, good weather

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  12. Teaching research methods

    Stop lecturing on what you know and get students to investigate the subject for themselves

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  13. Dealing with controversial colleagues

    When a colleague expresses controversial and offensive views, must take academic freedom into account – but also take notes, tread warily and act collectively

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  14. Preparing for a sabbatical

    Careful planning is the key to achieving all you set out to do in a sabbatical

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  15. Online student assessment

    Evaluating students via online assessment both tests what students know and helps develop their understanding

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