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  2. Degree in plumbing - why not?

    The division between academic and vocational education is increasingly meaningless, if not counterproductive ("Vocation is not just foundation", Leader, THES , January 16). Most university courses,...

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  3. Blakemore was right

    Martin Ince (Opinion, THES , January 9) suggested that Colin Blakemore "missed the point when he threatened to quit the Medical Research Council over the honours shenanigans". However, it is Ince who...

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  4. An 'old' chestnut 1

    Who is Mark Thompson of Hay Group trying to kid by blaming university pay problems on "traditional" staff attitudes ("Why I", THES , January 16)? Far from "pressing for reform", governments have...

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  5. An 'old' chestnut 2

    I see that Oxford colleges are now advertising academic positions to be remunerated on "an age-related scale" (Classified, THES , January 16). At least it is explicit. Isn't it time pay-scale rules...

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  6. Publishing pitfalls 1

    Agents are not vital for getting published ("The Myth of Giddens' Porsche", THES , January 16). I have tried five literary agents. None succeeded in placing any of my books. All wasted my time with...

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  7. Publishing pitfalls 2

    A youthful Laurie Taylor or similar figure hoping to make their reputation by publishing today would find it considerably harder than in the 1960s. The research assessment exercise has led to a lot...

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  8. Bill of wrongs 1

    The extra 10 per cent funding per part-time student heralded for Birkbeck, the Open University and other similar institutions from 2004-05 is a myth ("Grants gamble to save bill", THES , January 9)....

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  9. Bill of wrongs 2

    Female graduates earn the same as males with A levels - £22,000-£23,000 aged 30 to 50 years. Male graduates earn about £13,000 more. Females with A levels earn between £10,000 and £12,000. This shows...

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  10. Bill of wrongs 3

    Tony Dennis incorrectly implies (Letters, THE S, January 16) that I consider the government's proposed reform of higher education a completion of the "Thatcherite revolution". I was asked ("Blair...

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  11. Coaching for colleges 1

    It is untrue that colleges have high rates of quality inspection failure ("High college failure rate places plans for expansion in jeopardy", THES , January 9). The majority of academic reviews of...

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  12. Coaching for colleges 2

    Colleges understand the Ofsted inspection system, but senior managers in further education are largely unaware of the effort required for a QAA review. The secret of success is for the teaching staff...

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  13. No gains for 'gang'

    Your report on research income growth at Imperial College London, Oxford and Cambridge universities and University College London ("'Gang of four' run away with research lead", THES , January 2) is...

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  14. Italy the ignominious

    The enforcement proceedings for discrimination against foreign-language lecturers in Italy pit the European Commission, as guardian of the European Union Treaty, against a protectionist and...

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  15. Degree in plumbing - why not?

    The division between academic and vocational education is increasingly meaningless, if not counterproductive ("Vocation is not just foundation", Leader, THES , January 16). Most university courses,...

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