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  4. Glory days of dual support over

    It would be wrong to claim that the dual-support system has not served the needs of the UK science and engineering research base well since its inception. But is the separate allocation of research...

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  5. Peerless problems 1

    Should pieces in The Times Higher be peer-reviewed? Academics generally accept that the process, at minimum, provides a basic certification of accuracy and, at best, substantially improves the...

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  6. Peerless problems 2

    Richard Drayton's characterisation of empires as beginning "in the subordination of one community to a power that has a monopoly on legitimate violence within a frontier" derives from hindsight....

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  7. Let the visitor go

    My question to the universities listed in The Times Higher as wanting to retain their university visitor ("17 deal blow to ombudsman", April 16), is: Have you not read the papers? Research student...

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  8. In praise of patriotism

    I take it that your headline "Beware totalitarians among us" (Letters, April 23) refers subliminally to the three authors of the letters it heads rather than to the two objects of their prejudiced...

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  9. Of mice and men

    Colin Blakemore claims animal research will produce cures for our illnesses (Features, April 23), yet decades of research on animals have not produced a single cure. As Cliff Leaf points out: "Many...

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  10. Just doesn't add up

    In discussing the booty needed to attract good lawyers into academia, you talk of "five-figure salaries" and quote "£100,000-plus" as the example (Professional, April 23). I don't know the value of a...

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  11. Facts over fears

    Natfhe's reaction to changes to the academic contract at London Metropolitan University ("London Met staff threaten boycott over jobs", April 23) ignores three facts. First, we are legally required...

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  12. High on clue sniffing

    I was interested to read about the new illness - research assessment exercise-related academic encephalopathy (The Diary, April 23). I thought you would like to know about a possible side-effect from...

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  13. Correction

    In Fred Inglis' review of the Journal of Visual Culture , (Books, April 23), he refers to Mieke Bal, the author of one of the essays in the journal, as a man. Professor Bal is in fact a woman. Also,...

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  14. Laurie Taylor column

    University teaching reforms risk destroying the learning experience for students by forcing academics to adhere to a rigid lecturing style - Times Higher, April 23 Good Morning. Today's lecture is...

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  15. Leader: Graduate 'glut' is a long way off

    Is Britain heading for a glut of graduates or will even the government's 50 per cent participation target prove too low for the country to thrive in the knowledge economy? You could reach either...

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