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  1. RAE is like an insidious cancer 2

    Is Rama Thirunamachandran of the Higher Education Funding Council for England being tongue in cheek when he says that academics should "just do the research you want to do"? Surely he must know that...

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  2. RAE is like an insidious cancer 3

    I went to my first RAE meeting of the cycle this week. I see that only one panel chair comes from a new university, and the criteria for assessment will not be published until late 2005, leaving a...

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  3. RAE is like an insidious cancer 4

    There seem to be no guidelines from the RAE to indicate what constitutes "performance research" in performance departments. Would it not be preferable for performative elements to be followed up by...

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  4. Seeing is believing

    Peep's Diary (October 1) reported "sightings" of me in Brighton last Monday night at the Labour Party conference. This report came as something of a shock since I arrived in London from South Wales...

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  5. Pensions clarity

    Your article "DFES reveals pensions plan" (September 24) is inaccurate. It is completely wrong to say that the "statutory retirement age" for teachers and lecturers is being raised to 65. There is no...

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  6. An unhealthy cliché

    I had imagined that the use of the phrase "monopoly state socialism" when debating the future of National Health Service provision was the last refuge of third-rate journalists. David Marsland's...

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  7. Short on courage

    Two aspects of your report on alleged financial problems at the Royal Institution dismayed me ("Lottery cash fears put pressure on Greenfield", October 1). First was the use of anonymous informants....

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  8. No U-turn in Wales

    I am disappointed that following misinterpretation by your paper ("Welsh row as assembly denies top-ups U-turn") I must reiterate that there has been no policy change regarding arrangements for...

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  9. Union recognition

    The report on the Association of University Teacher's study of The Unequal Academy (October 1) overlooked a vital aspect of the casualisation of higher education. It hardly touched on the plight of...

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  10. Comic improvements

    I have become an avid reader of The Times Higher since the bold, creative move to adopt a more satirical tone on the features pages. In particular, I have turned to the articles attributed to Frank...

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  11. Bottoms up

    A*? A**? A****? Time to reverse the alphabetical system and have Z as the highest grade. At least there will be a couple of years' breathing space before we need to start adding stars again... Amanda...

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  12. Reduction technique

    It has been recognised for a long time that the brevity of the English first degree was possible only because of the early specialisation in English schools, in contrast with the four-year Scottish...

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  13. Myopic attitudes

    I run a small company that produces documentation for visually impaired people. Last year, we were approached by one of the oldest universities in the country - it had a visually impaired student but...

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  14. Laurie Taylor Column

    Birmingham University calls in brand image consultants Wolf Olins after an internal marketing report finds that the university is regarded as "dull and conservative". The Times Higher, October 1...

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  15. Leader: Fees-free Scots show up the rest

    Ever since universities in England were promised top-up fees, those in other parts of the UK have been lobbying politicians for a settlement that will allow them to compete on a reasonably level...

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