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  2. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an American author's first and only novel: "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm...

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  8. 2nd division will end in own goal

    Government proposals to change the rules governing the granting of degree-awarding powers and university titles, if implemented, will produce a second division of universities in England and Wales,...

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  9. Capital idea? 1

    The human-capital contracts advocated by Miguel Palacios (Soapbox, THES , November 21) offer distinct advantages over student loans. Most notable among these are the ability for repayments to...

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  10. Capital idea? 2

    Miguel Palacios argues that governments cannot fund higher education from tax alone. His solution is for the private sector to lend the money to graduates, who would pay back a percentage of their...

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  11. Look into the losses

    Members of the University Superannuation Scheme (Letters, THES , November 14, 21) will have read in their annual report that the fund has lost some Pounds 30,000 per member since 2000. That's £6...

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  12. Inflexible threat

    Jocelyn Prudence seems to have abandoned her claim that the Association of University Teachers turned down a pay offer of 20 per cent (Letters, THES , November 14). She proceeds, however, to spin...

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  13. E to p of learning 1

    The debate on e-learning ("Educating e-ostriches", e-supplement, THES , November 21) treated the method as a ghetto. The original vision for the e-University UK Worldwide and Learndirect exemplified...

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  14. E to p of learning 2

    The shift in awareness of the importance of information and communications technology in the post-16 education sector is welcome (Editorial, e-supplement, THES , November 21). The main challenges,...

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  15. Plea for partners

    May I make a plea to university lecturers to have more contact with sixth-form students and staff through partnerships in regional conferences and seminars? We meet university admissions officers,...

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