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  1. Sounds of good sense

    Those for whom English is an additional language outnumber those for whom it is a first language by about three to one worldwide ("Baffled by ill-spoken English", March 11). On graduating, many of...

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  2. Parental pressures

    After reading Jill Brookes' rant against university open days (Letters, March 4), I suggest that she spends less time fretting over "basic assumptions about parents of potential students" (not the...

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  3. Why so angry?

    It would be unfair to apply academic standards of criticism to a director of finance's musings, but Philip Harding should be able to write an unambiguous letter (March 11). Is he unhappy that the...

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  4. Part-time possibility

    Your coverage of the Rees review presented a useful summary of the six options for funding higher education in Wales ("Welsh may pay less in top-ups", March 4). But it was inaccurate in one...

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  5. Not racist - a realist

    In response to Timothy Insoll's letter last week (itself a response to my article on the need for black studies in the UK), let me state that black studies is a subject for study, a discipline, and...

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  6. Freedom fighters

    Stephen Court raises interesting questions on academic freedom ("Why I think universities must fight harder for academic freedom", March 4). Of course, the Government has a central role to play, but...

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  7. No concern in circular

    You say that "inspectors are so concerned over the rush to exploit the world's biggest higher education market that they have announced plans for a review of the standard of UK degree courses offered...

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  8. Conferences 18 March 2005 index page

      Conferences, Issue No. 2 Published in The Times Higher on 18 March 2005   Leader   'Why is the conference market still expanding even in the cash-strapped world of universities' Bad trip?  ...

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  9. Leader

    In these days of websites, email and videoconferencing, it is tempting to ask, as Phil Bartlett does, whether there is still a need for most conventional conferences. The environmental cost of...

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  10. Is foreign aid really a bad trip?

    While some argue that overseas conferences are economically and culturally important to the host countries, critics of such events say that encouraging air travel to far-flung locations is...

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  11. Mules in the crown

    Three clones and a bit of culinary chemistry gave a kick to last year's AAAS conference - as did the 3,300 parents and children who turned up. Stephen Phillips reports on a unique gathering They say...

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  12. Location, location, location

    A smooth-running event is not a matter of chance, Stephen Phillips finds. Behind the scenes, wily organisers have got preparation down to a fine art AAAS staff were braced for a hefty turnout for...

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  13. Ideas that take the biscuit

    Conferences are a great way for universities to boost finances, but, says Caroline Davis, you need to offer something special and be prepared to cater to some strange tastes to attract the big...

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  14. When it comes to the crunch

    Whatever the size of your conference, keeping downcosts is a must - which means savvy marketing, says Michael North. So forget the freebies, it's the quality of speakers that delegates are interested...

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  15. A bang not a whimper

    Want to set your career alight by organising a conference but don't want to spontaneously combust in the process? Olga Wojtas finds there are ways to make the process go smoothly and enhance your CV...

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